Victor matrix D5RC-1518. Recitative : Follie! Follie! (What Folly!) / Licia Albanese ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann

TitleSource
Recitative : Follie! Follie! (What Folly!) (Primary title)Disc label
Aria : Sempre libera (I'll fulfill the round of pleasure) (Additional title)Disc label
La traviata (Work title)Disc label
Traviata. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Frieder Weissmann (conductor)
Licia Albanese (vocalist : soprano vocal)
RCA Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Richard Gilbert (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 10 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 2 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, and harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Italian
  • Master Size: 12-in.
  • Title Note: Disc label: "Act 1."
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. Richard Gilbert, present."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1L Unknown
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1P Hold/destroy
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Destroy
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2L Unknown
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2P Master Victor 11-9331 12-in.
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2P Master Victor 12-3053 12-in.
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2P Master Victor DM-1473 12-in. Album set
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2P Master RCA Victor 49-0313 45-rpm
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2P Master RCA Victor 49-3053 45-rpm
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2A Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D5RC-1518. Recitative : Follie! Follie! (What Folly!) / Licia Albanese ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300003638/D5RC-1518-Recitative_Follie_Follie_What_Folly.

Victor matrix D5RC-1518. Recitative : Follie! Follie! (What Folly!) / Licia Albanese ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300003638/D5RC-1518-Recitative_Follie_Follie_What_Folly.

"Victor matrix D5RC-1518. Recitative : Follie! Follie! (What Folly!) / Licia Albanese ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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