Rosa Ponselle
Rosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981) was an American operatic soprano. She sang mainly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and is generally considered to have been one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th Century |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1897 (Meriden), Died 1981 (Baltimore)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 110 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-29060 | 12-in. | 12/5/1923 | Pace, pace mio Dio | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-29060 | 12-in. | 6/13/1927 | Pace, pace, mio Dio | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29061 | 12-in. | 12/5/1923 | O patria mia | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with oboe and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-29061 | 12-in. | 5/20/1926 | O patria | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29062 | 12-in. | 12/5/1923 | Ernani, involami | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-29062 | 12-in. | 6/16/1927 | Ernani, involami | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29063 | 12-in. | 12/5/1923 | Ritorna vincitor | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-29063 | 12-in. | 5/20/1926 | Ritorna vincitor | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29409 | 12-in. | 1/23/1924 | Ave Maria | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with double string quartet | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29410 | 12-in. | 1/23/1924 | Salce! Salce! | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-29411 | 10-in. | 1/23/1924 | Maria, Mari! | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with harp, mandolin, and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-29412 | 10-in. | 1/23/1924 | Lullaby | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29446 | 12-in. | 2/7/1924 | Pur ti riveggo | Giovanni Martinelli ; Rosa Ponselle | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29447 | 12-in. | 2/7/1924 | Là, tra foreste vergini | Giovanni Martinelli ; Rosa Ponselle | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29450 | 12-in. | 2/8/1924 | O terra addio | Giovanni Martinelli ; Rosa Ponselle | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with piano and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29451 | 12-in. | 2/8/1924 | La fatal pietra | Giovanni Martinelli ; Rosa Ponselle | Male vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-29452 | 10-in. | 2/8/1924 | Lullaby | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-29453 | 10-in. | 2/8/1924 | Cradle song | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-29454 | 10-in. | 2/8/1924 | Lullaby (Wiegenlied) | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-29875 | 10-in. | 4/11/1924 | Love's sorrow | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29876 | 12-in. | 4/11/1924 | Good-bye | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-29876 | 12-in. | 6/2/1927 | Good-bye | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-29877 | 10-in. | 4/11/1924 | My lovely Celia | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | B-29878 | 10-in. | 4/11/1924 | Carmè | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | C-29879 | 12-in. | 4/12/1924 | Serenade | Rosa Ponselle | Soprano vocal solo, with harp | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ponselle, Rosa," accessed September 29, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103306.
Ponselle, Rosa. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 29, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103306.
"Ponselle, Rosa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 29 September 2022.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81112098
Wikidata: Rosa Ponselle - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q260264
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44455208
MusicBrainz: Rosa Ponselle - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/57ea2457-650b-4264-bf78-3932abe1b7fa
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