Victor matrix C-12617. Gems from Faust / Victor Light Opera Company

TitleSource
Gems from Faust (Primary title)Disc label
Kermesse waltz ; Flower song ; Jewel song ; Garden scene ; Prison scene ; Soldiers' chorus (Medley contents)Disc label
Faust. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Charles Gounod (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Victor Light Opera Company (Vocal group)
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 1-11.
Marguerite Dunlap (vocalist : contralto)Takes 1-3.
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 1-3.
Lambert Murphy (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 1-11.
Reinald Werrenrath (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 1-3.
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)Takes 1-3.
Gladys Rice (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 4-11.
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)Takes 4-11.
Charles Harrison (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 4-11.
Royal Dadmun (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 4-11.
Clifford Cairns (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 4-11.
Rosario Bourdon (conductor)Takes 4-11.
Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal)Takes 1-11.
Additional Information
  • Description: Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Individual performers for each selection are not identified in the Victor ledgers for take 2. For further information about specific solo vocalists on take 7, consult Bolig Gems.
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/15/1912 New York, New York 1 Master/destroy
11/15/1912 New York, New York 2 Master Victor 31879 12-in. Listed on some disc copies as "Victor Opera Company."

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress
11/15/1912 New York, New York 2 Master Gramophone 04562 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
11/15/1912 New York, New York 2 Master Gramophone C-4829 12-in.
11/15/1912 New York, New York 2 Master Gramophone D-326 12-in. Listed as The Grand Opera Company.
11/15/1912 New York, New York 3 Hold/destroy
3/15/1923 Camden, New Jersey 4 Destroy
3/15/1923 Camden, New Jersey 5 Destroy
3/15/1923 Camden, New Jersey 6 Destroy
3/15/1923 Camden, New Jersey 7 Master Victor 35731 12-in.
3/15/1923 Camden, New Jersey 8 Destroy
4/2/1923 Camden, New Jersey 9 Destroy
4/2/1923 Camden, New Jersey 10 Destroy
4/2/1923 Camden, New Jersey 11 Destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-12617. Gems from Faust / Victor Light Opera Company," accessed December 14, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200012819/C-12617-Gems_from_Faust.

Victor matrix C-12617. Gems from Faust / Victor Light Opera Company. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200012819/C-12617-Gems_from_Faust.

"Victor matrix C-12617. Gems from Faust / Victor Light Opera Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 14 December 2025.

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