Victor matrix C-13995. Gems from Aïda / Victor Opera Company

Title	Source
Gems from Aïda (Primary title)
Part 1 (Title part)
Almighty Phtha ; Heav'nly Aida (Celeste Aida); Come, bind thy flowing tresses ; Love, fatal power ; On to victory (Medley contents)	Disc label
Aïda. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and Composers	Notes
Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
Personnel	Notes
Victor Opera Company (Vocal group)
Josef Pasternack (conductor)	Take 15.
Rosario Bourdon (instrumentalist : piano)	Take 15.
Francis J. Lapitino (instrumentalist : harp)	Take 15.
Walter B. Rogers (conductor)	Take 10.
Paul Althouse (vocalist : tenor vocal)	Take 10.
Wilfred Glenn (vocalist : bass vocal)	Take 10.
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (vocalist : soprano vocal)	Takes 10 & 15.
Reinald Werrenrath (vocalist : baritone vocal)	Takes 5 & 10.
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)	Take 15.
Clifford Cairns (vocalist : baritone vocal)	Take 15.
Royal Dadmun (vocalist : baritone vocal)	Take 15.
Orville Harrold (vocalist : tenor vocal)	Take 15.
Charles Harrison (vocalist : tenor vocal)	Take 15.
Gladys Rice (vocalist : soprano vocal)	Take 15.
Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal)	Takes 5, 10, & 15.
Elizabeth Wheeler (vocalist : soprano vocal)	Takes 5 & 10.
Marguerite Dunlap (vocalist : contralto)	Takes 5 & 10.
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)	Takes 5 & 10.
Lambert Murphy (vocalist : tenor vocal)	Takes 5 & 15.
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)	Take 5.
Edith Chapman (vocalist : soprano vocal)	Take 5.

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 issued takes.
For takes 18-23, see CVE-13995.

Take Date and Place	Take	Status	Label Name/Number	Format
10/24/1913 Camden, New Jersey	1	Destroy
10/24/1913 Camden, New Jersey	2	Destroy
10/24/1913 Camden, New Jersey	3	Destroy
10/30/1913 Camden, New Jersey	4	Destroy
10/30/1913 Camden, New Jersey	5	Master/destroy	Victor 35341 (Not issued)	12-in.
10/30/1913 Camden, New Jersey	5	Master/destroy	Gramophone 04588	12-in.
10/30/1913 Camden, New Jersey	5	Master/destroy	Gramophone C-637	12-in.
10/30/1913 Camden, New Jersey	6	Destroy
2/2/1914 Camden, New Jersey	7	Master/destroy
2/2/1914 Camden, New Jersey	8	Hold/master/destroy
2/2/1914 Camden, New Jersey	9	Destroy
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey	10	Master	Victor 35428	12-in.
Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey	10	Master	Gramophone 04617	12-in.
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey	10	Master	Gramophone D-324	12-in.
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey	11	Destroy
12/8/1914 Camden, New Jersey	12	Destroy
12/15/1922 Camden, New Jersey	13	Destroy
12/15/1922 Camden, New Jersey	14	Destroy
12/15/1922 Camden, New Jersey	15	Master	Victor 35726	12-in.
12/15/1922 Camden, New Jersey	16	Destroy
12/15/1922 Camden, New Jersey	17	Destroy/hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-13995. Gems from Aïda / Victor Opera Company," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200014250/C-13995-Gems_from_Ada.

Victor matrix C-13995. Gems from Aïda / Victor Opera Company. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200014250/C-13995-Gems_from_Ada.

"Victor matrix C-13995. Gems from Aïda / Victor Opera Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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