Lillian Nordica

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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

= 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
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
Columbia	30662	12-in.	2/3/1911	Die Bekehrte	Lillian Nordica	Soprano vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	30663	12-in.	2/3/1911	Un bel di vedremo	Lillian Nordica	Soprano vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	30677	12-in.	ca. 1911	Serenade	Lillian Nordica	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	30681	12-in.	2/16/1911	Mia piccirella	Lillian Nordica	Soprano vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	30687	12-in.	3/8/1911	Im Herbst	Lillian Nordica	Soprano vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	30688	12-in.	3/8/1911	Si j'etais rayon	Lillian Nordica	Soprano vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	30689	12-in.	3/8/1911	Ich grolle nicht	Lillian Nordica	Soprano vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	30690	12-in.	3/8/1911	Mattinata	Lillian Nordica	Soprano vocal solo	vocalist, soprano vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nordica, Lillian," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109212.

Nordica, Lillian. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109212.

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