Carmela Ponselle

Birth and Death Data: Born 1892, Died 1977

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto, vocalist

Notes: Also sings in the mezzo-soprano and contralto ranges.

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

Recordings (Results 26-31 of 31 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 81420 10-in. 12/17/1923 Moonlight Carmela Ponselle Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 81438 10-in. 12/26/1923 Caro mio ben Carmela Ponselle Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 49983 12-in. 9/9/1921 'O sole mio Carmela Ponselle ; Rosa Ponselle Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and contralto), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 49994 12-in. 10/10/1921 Ombra mai fu Carmela Ponselle Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 49995 12-in. 10/10/1921 Ave Maria Carmela Ponselle Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3479 10-in. Dec. 1914 Heart of a rose Carmela A. Ponzillo Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
(Results 26-31 of 31 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ponselle, Carmela," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109065.

Ponselle, Carmela. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109065.

"Ponselle, Carmela." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109065

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Ponselle, Carmela, 1887-1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90025641

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q107426183

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19241707

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1799510

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