
Lillian Nordica
Lillian Nordica (December 12, 1857 – May 10, 1914) was an American opera singer who had a major stage career in Europe and her native country. Nordica established herself as one of the foremost dramatic sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She had a powerful yet flexible voice and the ability to perform an unusually wide range of roles in the German, French and Italian operatic repertoires. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1857 (Farmington), Died May 10, 1914 (Jakarta)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1915
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 30132 | 12-in. | 4/3/1906 | Dich, teure Halle | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30133 | 12-in. | 4/3/1906 | Suicidio! in questi fieri momenti | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30134 | 12-in. | 4/3/1906 | Tacea la notte placida | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30137 | 12-in. | 4/3/1906 | Miserere | Lillian Nordica ; Marcello Reseninil | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30139 | 12-in. | 1/15/1907 | Mia piccirella | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30140 | 12-in. | 1/15/1907 | Titania's cradle | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30143 | 12-in. | 5/23/1907 | Si mes vers | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30144 | 12-in. | 5/23/1907 | Hunyadi László : Hungarian air | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30145 | 12-in. | 5/23/1911 | At parting | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30146 | 12-in. | 5/23/1911 | Cacilie | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30482 | 12-in. | 4/29/1910 | At parting | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30483 | 12-in. | ca. Jan.-Nov. 12, 1910 | Damon | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30484 | 12-in. | ca. 1910 | Mattinata | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30485 | 12-in. | 4/29/1910 | Ah love but a day | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30486 | 12-in. | 4/29/1910 | Omaha Indian tribal song | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30495 | 12-in. | 5/12/1910 | Waldgespräch | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30496 | 12-in. | 5/12/1910 | The year's at the spring | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30652 | 12-in. | 2/10/1911 | Isolde's Liebestod | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30653 | 12-in. | 2/2/1911 | Annie Laurie | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30654 | 12-in. | 2/2/1911 | Old folks at home | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30657 | 12-in. | 2/2/1911 | Mandoline | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with harp and piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30658 | 12-in. | ca. 1911-1915 | The Erlkönig | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30659 | 12-in. | 2/3/1911 | Brünnhilde's battle cry | Lillian Nordica ; E. Romayne Simmons | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30660 | 12-in. | ca. 1911 | Mattinata | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
Columbia | 30661 | 12-in. | 2/2/1911 | Io son Titania | Lillian Nordica | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nordica, Lillian," accessed December 7, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109212.
Nordica, Lillian. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 7, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109212.
"Nordica, Lillian." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 7 December 2023.
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External Sources
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91029656
Wikidata: Lillian Nordica - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2916204
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34645726
MusicBrainz: Lillian Nordica - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4f229b04-03e7-4f82-b600-514e52078a75
ISNI: 0000 0000 3815 8779 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000038158779
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