Victor matrix D5RC-1516. Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante / Licia Albanese ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann

TitleSource
Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Air de Micaela (Alternate title)Victor ledgers
Micaela's Air (Parallel (translated) title)Victor ledgers
Carmen (Work title)Victor ledgers
Carmen. Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Georges Bizet (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Frieder Weissmann (conductor)
Licia Albanese (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Richard Gilbert (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1 and 2: 10 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 2 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, and harp
    Take 3: 8 first violins, 4 second violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 2 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, and harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: French
  • Master Size: 12-in.
  • Title Note: Victor ledgers: "[From] Act III."
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. Richard Gilbert, present"; "REFAC."
Instrumentation list for this matrix not confirmed; ledgers state, "Four of the musicians were 45 minutes late."
Source(s): Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1 Unknown
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Unknown
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2(P) Unknown
11/19/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2A Unknown
11/20/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 3 Unknown
11/20/1945 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 3A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D5RC-1516. Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante / Licia Albanese ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300003636/D5RC-1516-Je_dis_que_rien_ne_mpouvante.

Victor matrix D5RC-1516. Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante / Licia Albanese ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300003636/D5RC-1516-Je_dis_que_rien_ne_mpouvante.

"Victor matrix D5RC-1516. Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante / Licia Albanese ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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