Victor matrix C-27287. Le vera Barese / Alfredo Amato ; Ida Smeraldo

TitleSource
Le vera Barese (Primary title)Victor catalog
Authors and ComposersNotes
Alfredo Amato (arranger)
Ida Smeraldo (lyricist)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Alfredo Amato (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Ida Smeraldo (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Nathaniel Shilkret (conductor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, clarinet, flute, 2 cornets, tuba, trombone, and traps (takes 4-5)
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Italian (Barese)
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Instrumentation applicable to takes 4 and 5; instruments not specified for remaining takes.
Victor ledgers identify this selection as "Neapolitan—Barese."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/5/1923 New York, New York 1 Destroy
1/11/1923 New York, New York 2 Destroy
1/11/1923 New York, New York 3 Hold/destroy
2/8/1923 New York, New York 4 Master Victor 68615 12-in.

Le vera Barese / Alfredo Amato ; Ida Smeraldo

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Le vera Barese / Alfredo Amato ; Ida Smeraldo - Victor 68615 - Take 4 - 2/8/1923
Audio of this recording from the Johnson Victrola Museum.
2/8/1923 New York, New York 5 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-27287. Le vera Barese / Alfredo Amato ; Ida Smeraldo," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800001239/C-27287-Le_vera_Barese.

Victor matrix C-27287. Le vera Barese / Alfredo Amato ; Ida Smeraldo. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800001239/C-27287-Le_vera_Barese.

"Victor matrix C-27287. Le vera Barese / Alfredo Amato ; Ida Smeraldo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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