Victor matrix D6RC-5238. Addio / James Melton ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann

TitleSource
Addio (Primary title)Disc label
Farewell (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Madame 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)
James Melton (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Richard Gilbert (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, 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 III."
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 11-9254 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 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 LM-2 LP

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D6RC-5238. Addio / James Melton ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300006331/D6RC-5238-Addio.

Victor matrix D6RC-5238. Addio / 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/300006331/D6RC-5238-Addio.

"Victor matrix D6RC-5238. Addio / James Melton ; Victor Orchestra ; Frieder Weissmann." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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