Victor matrix C-12616. Gems from I pagliacci / Victor Opera Company

TitleSource
Gems from I pagliacci (Primary title)Disc label
Bell chorus (Ding dong) ; This evening at seven ; Ye birds without number ; Pagliaccio's lament (Vesti la giubba) ; Just look, my love ; See, they come (Medley contents)Disc label
Pagliacci. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ruggiero Leoncavallo (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Victor Opera Company (Vocal group)
Gladys Rice (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 4-6.
Charles Harrison (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 4-6.
Royal Dadmun (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 4-6.
Clifford Cairns (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 4-6.
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 1-6.
Marguerite Dunlap (vocalist : contralto)Takes 1-3.
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 1-3.
Lambert Murphy (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 1-6.
Reinald Werrenrath (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 1-3.
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)Takes 1-3.
Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 1-6.
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)Takes 4-6.
Additional Information
  • Description: Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
For take 3, performers for each selection are not identified in the Victor ledgers. For further information about specific solo vocalists on take 6, consult Bolig Gems.
For takes 7-9, see CVE-12616.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/15/1912 New York, New York 1 Hold/destroy
11/15/1912 New York, New York 2 Hold/destroy
11/15/1912 New York, New York 3 Master Victor 31876 12-in.
11/15/1912 New York, New York 3 Master Gramophone 2-084501 12-in. Not listed in Bolig Gems
11/15/1912 New York, New York 3 Master Gramophone 04553 12-in.
11/15/1912 New York, New York 3 Master Victor 35343 12-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress
11/15/1912 New York, New York 3 Master Gramophone D-328 12-in.
4/3/1923 Camden, New Jersey 4 Hold
4/3/1923 Camden, New Jersey 5 Destroy
4/3/1923 Camden, New Jersey 6 Master Victor 35343 12-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-12616. Gems from I pagliacci / Victor Opera Company," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200012817/C-12616-Gems_from_I_pagliacci.

Victor matrix C-12616. Gems from I pagliacci / Victor Opera Company. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200012817/C-12616-Gems_from_I_pagliacci.

"Victor matrix C-12616. Gems from I pagliacci / Victor Opera Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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