Gramophone matrix BF1523. Cantante da strada / Ettore Petrolini

TitleSource
Cantante da strada (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Comic sketch (Title descriptor)Disc label (BHC verso)
Street singer (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ettore Petrolini (songwriter)Role not confirmed; possibly lyricist.
Franco Silvestri (songwriter)Role not confirmed; possibly composer.
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); Alan Kelly files.
PersonnelNotes
Ettore Petrolini (vocalist)
Franco Silvestri (conductor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Italian (Roman dialect)
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor disc label composer attribution lists only Ettore Petrolini. Alan Kelly files add Franco Silvestri.
Notes
The extent to which the performance is sung or spoken is not known. It is possible there are other performers on this recording.
Source(s): Alan Kelly files (take information; issue); Victor blue history card.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/9/1928 Milan, Italy 1 Master Gramophone 7-251141 (Not issued) 10-in. Gram. Co. face number.
2/9/1928 Milan, Italy 1 Master Gramophone (Italy) HN-518 10-in.
2/9/1928 Milan, Italy 1 Master Gramophone (Italy) R-7281 10-in.
2/9/1928 Milan, Italy 1 Master Victor V-12051 10-in.
2/9/1928 Milan, Italy 1 Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gramophone matrix BF1523. Cantante da strada / Ettore Petrolini," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000438801/BF1523-Cantante_da_strada.

Gramophone matrix BF1523. Cantante da strada / Ettore Petrolini. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000438801/BF1523-Cantante_da_strada.

"Gramophone matrix BF1523. Cantante da strada / Ettore Petrolini." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.

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