Victor matrix CS-066333. "Ah! Fors e lui" and "Sempre libera" / Charles O'Connell ; Eleanor Steber ; Victor Symphony Orchestra

TitleSource
"Ah! Fors e lui" and "Sempre libera" (Primary title)Victor ledgers
La traviata (Work title)Victor ledgers
Traviata. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Eleanor Steber (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Victor Symphony Orchestra (Musical group)
Charles O'Connell (conductor)
Ronald E. Wise (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 10 first violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 4 cellos, 3 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 4 horns, tuba, harp, tympani, and 3 percussion
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Italian
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Wise, present"; "1 librarian."
Ledger list a take 1A and no take 1.
Source(s): Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/26/1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 1A Unknown
6/26/1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 2 Unknown
6/26/1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Academy of Music 2A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CS-066333. "Ah! Fors e lui" and "Sempre libera" / Charles O'Connell ; Eleanor Steber ; Victor Symphony Orchestra," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200051177/CS-066333-Ah_Fors_e_lui_and_Sempre_libera.

Victor matrix CS-066333. "Ah! Fors e lui" and "Sempre libera" / Charles O'Connell ; Eleanor Steber ; Victor Symphony Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200051177/CS-066333-Ah_Fors_e_lui_and_Sempre_libera.

"Victor matrix CS-066333. "Ah! Fors e lui" and "Sempre libera" / Charles O'Connell ; Eleanor Steber ; Victor Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

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