Victor matrix D6RC-5236. Love duet ("Stolta paura, l'amor") / Licia Albanese ; James Melton ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann

TitleSource
Love duet ("Stolta paura, l'amor") (Primary title)Disc label
Fear not, my dearest, for love (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Madama Butterfly (Work title)Disc label
Madama Butterfly. Selections (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Giacomo Puccini (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Frieder Weissmann (conductor)
Licia Albanese (vocalist : soprano vocal)
James Melton (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Richard Gilbert (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 8 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses, 8 woodwinds, 2 trumpets, trombone, 4 horns, harp, and 2 percussion
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Italian
  • Master Size: 12-in.
  • Title Note: Disc label: "Act I."
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. R. Gilbert, present"; "Contractor: J. Fabbroni."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1 Hold
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master Victor 11-9255 12-in.
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master Victor M-1068 12-in. Album set
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master Victor 11-9257 12-in.
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master Victor DM-1068 12-in. Album set
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master Victor 12-1358 12-in.
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master Victor DM-1433 12-in. Album set
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master RCA Victor 49-0195 45-rpm
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master RCA Victor WDM-1068 7-in. Album set
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master RCA Victor 49-1410 45-rpm
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master RCA Victor WDM-1433 7-in. Album set
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master RCA Victor LM-2 LP
3/30/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Master RCA Victor LM-1162 LP

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D6RC-5236. Love duet ("Stolta paura, l'amor") / Licia Albanese ; James Melton ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300006329/D6RC-5236-Love_duet_Stolta_paura_lamor.

Victor matrix D6RC-5236. Love duet ("Stolta paura, l'amor") / Licia Albanese ; James Melton ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300006329/D6RC-5236-Love_duet_Stolta_paura_lamor.

"Victor matrix D6RC-5236. Love duet ("Stolta paura, l'amor") / Licia Albanese ; James Melton ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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