Edward Johnson

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Edward Johnson

Edward Patrick Johnson, CBE (22 August 1878 – 20 April 1959) was a Canadian operatic tenor who was billed outside North America as Edoardo Di Giovanni. He became general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in Manhattan, New York City from 1935 to 1950.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 22, 1878 (Guelph), Died April 20, 1959 (Guelph)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-23457	10-in.	11/6/1919	Vesti la giubba	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-23458	10-in.	11/6/1919	Land of the long ago	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-23459	10-in.	11/6/1919	Her bright smile haunts me still	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-23460	12-in.	11/7/1919	Una parola sola	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-23461	10-in.	11/7/1919	Ch'ella mi creda	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-23462	10-in.	11/7/1919	I love, and the world is mine	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-23759	10-in.	3/5/1920	Sunrise and you	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-23759	10-in.	6/7/1928	Sunrise and you	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-23760	10-in.	3/5/1920	Because you're here	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-24170	10-in.	6/17/1920	Just that one hour	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with harp, violin, and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-24171	10-in.	6/17/1920	Amor ti vieta di non amar	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with piano and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-24172	10-in.	6/17/1920	Heart to heart (I hold you, dear)	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-24173	10-in.	6/7/1928	Lassie o' mine	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-24173	10-in.	6/17/1920	Lassie o' mine	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	C-24174	12-in.	6/18/1920	If with all your hearts	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-25366	10-in.	6/23/1921	Someone worth while	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-25367	10-in.	6/23/1921	The want of you	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-25368	10-in.	6/23/1921	I had a flower	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-25369	10-in.	6/23/1921	I love you more	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29001	10-in.	11/8/1923	Elle ne croyait pas	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29002	10-in.	11/8/1923	Tho' shadows fall	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with violin obbligato and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29003	10-in.	11/8/1923	Colleen o' mine	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	B-29004	10-in.	11/8/1923	Run on home	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-32532	10-in.	4/22/1925	Dear one	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-32533	10-in.	4/22/1925	I'll see you in my dreams	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CVE-45265	12-in.	6/11/1928	Racconto di Rodolfo	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CVE-45266	12-in.	6/11/1928	Vesti la giubba	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-45612	10-in.	6/7/1928	O Canada	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-45613	10-in.	6/7/1928	The Maple Leaf forever	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CVE-45614	12-in.	6/8/1928	Air de la fleur	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CVE-45615	12-in.	6/8/1928	Depuis lontemps j'habitais	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-063330	10-in.	4/3/1941	Jersey bounce	Earl Hines Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	[Trial 1919-10-24-01]	Not documented	10/24/1919	Vesti la giubba	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1919-10-24-02]	Not documented	10/24/1919	Roses of Picardy	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	42187	10-in.	approximately 1915 or later	Mother o' mine	Edward Johnson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	42198	10-in.	approximately 1915 or later	O come with me in the summer night	Edward Johnson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	74741	12-in.	approximately 1915	Il santo Grall	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	74742	12-in.	approximately 1915	Soltanto un arma val	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	74746	12-in.	1914 or before	The garden of sleep	Edoardo Di Giovanni	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	74758	12-in.	1914 or before	Ah, moon of my delight	Edoardo Di Giovanni	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	LAT1000	10-in.	2/11/1931	Echoes from de cotton fields	Edward Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Edward," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109063.

Johnson, Edward. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109063.

"Johnson, Edward." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.