Victor matrix C-13996. Gems from Aïda / Victor Opera Company

TitleSource
Gems from Aïda (Primary title)Disc label
Part 2 (Title part)Disc label
Glory to Isis ; My native land (O patria mia); Oh king in thy power transcendent ; Fatal stone (Medley contents)Disc label (Victor 35428)
Aïda. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Victor Opera Company (Vocal group)
Walter B. Rogers (conductor)Take 13.
Marguerite Dunlap (vocalist : contralto)Takes 5 & 13.
Edith Chapman (vocalist : soprano vocal)Take 5.
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 13 & 21.
Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 5 & 13.
Lambert Murphy (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 5 & 21.
Reinald Werrenrath (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 5 & 13.
Elizabeth Wheeler (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 5 & 13.
Paul Althouse (vocalist : tenor vocal)Take 13.
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)Take 21.
Clifford Cairns (vocalist : baritone vocal)Take 21.
Royal Dadmun (vocalist : baritone vocal)Take 21.
Wilfred Glenn (vocalist : bass vocal)Take 13.
Charles Harrison (vocalist : tenor vocal)Take 21.
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)Take 5.
Gladys Rice (vocalist : soprano vocal)Take 21.
Rosario Bourdon (conductor)Take 21.
Additional Information
  • Description: Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Personnel for unissued takes are not listed and may differ in part from those for issued takes.
For takes 22-24, see CVE-13996.
Source(s): Bolig Gems; Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/24/1913 Camden, New Jersey 1 Destroy
10/24/1913 Camden, New Jersey 2 Destroy
10/24/1913 Camden, New Jersey 3 Destroy
10/31/1913 Camden, New Jersey 4 Hold/destroy
10/31/1913 Camden, New Jersey 5 Master/destroy Victor 35341 (Not issued) 12-in.
10/31/1913 Camden, New Jersey 6 Hold/destroy
2/2/1914 Camden, New Jersey 7 Hold/destroy
2/2/1914 Camden, New Jersey 8 Hold/destroy
2/2/1914 Camden, New Jersey 9 Destroy
2/2/1914 Camden, New Jersey 10 Master/destroy Victor 35341 (Not issued) 12-in.
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey 11 Destroy
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey 12 Destroy
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey 13 Master Victor 35428 12-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey 13 Master Gramophone 04618 12-in.
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey 13 Master Gramophone D-324 12-in.
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey 14 Destroy
3/15/1923 Camden, New Jersey 15 Destroy
3/15/1923 Camden, New Jersey 16 Destroy
3/15/1923 Camden, New Jersey 17 Destroy
3/16/1923 Camden, New Jersey 18 Destroy
3/16/1923 Camden, New Jersey 19 Hold
3/16/1923 Camden, New Jersey 20 Destroy
3/16/1923 Camden, New Jersey 21 Master Victor 35726 12-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-13996. Gems from Aïda / Victor Opera Company," accessed December 14, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200014252/C-13996-Gems_from_Ada.

Victor matrix C-13996. Gems from Aïda / Victor Opera Company. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200014252/C-13996-Gems_from_Ada.

"Victor matrix C-13996. Gems from Aïda / Victor Opera Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 14 December 2025.

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