Ernestine Schumann-Heink: Arias and Songs
Stanford Archive Series
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
About the Stanford Archive Series (which also includes recordings of Lawrence Tibbett, Richard Crooks and Richard Bonelli): The voices of these legendary singers are brought to vivid life, inaugurating a new series of historic performances by great vocal artists of the past. Under an exclusive arrangement with Stanford University, and supervised by William Moran, distinguished author and archivist, these restored and digitally remastered recordings include many performances never previously released. Each 2-disc set is accompanied by an illustrated booklet containing photos of the artist, biographical text and libretti or song texts.
DISC ONE Includes arias from Wagner: Das Rheingold, Rienzi; Meyerbeer: Le Prophete; Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito; Gounod: Sapho; Saint-Saens: Samson und Dalila. Lieder and songs by Mehrkens, Arditi, Schubert, Millocker, Schumann, Hermann, Raff, Wagner, Ronald, Rubinstein, Delibes, and Grieg.
DISC TWO Includes arias from Wagner: Das Rheingold, Gotterdammerung. Lieder and songs by Brahms, Loewe, Foster, R. Strauss, Manahan, Huerter, Gruber, Humperdinck, Carpenter, J. S. Smith, Schubert, Hildach, Nevin, O’Hara, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Esenwein. Total Playing Time: 77:22
