Ferdinando Russo

Ferdinando Russo

Ferdinando Russo (November 25, 1866 – January 30, 1927) was a prominent Neapolitan journalist primarily remembered as a dialect poet and composer of song lyrics.

Birth and Death Data: Born Naples (city and commune in Campania, Italy), Died January 30, 1927 (Naples (city and commune in Campania, Italy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, author

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-8344	12-in.	11/6/1909	Mamma mia, che vò sapè	Enrico Caruso	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-9398	10-in.	9/1/1910	Manella mia!	Eugenio Torre	Male vocal solo, with string orchestra	author
Victor	C-14358	12-in.	1/21/1914	Manella mia	Enrico Caruso	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	author
Victor	B-17265	10-in.	3/7/1916	Serenata a Pusilleco	Alfredo Cibelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-19914	10-in.	5/17/1917	Voca luntano!	Alfredo Cibelli	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-19989	10-in.	6/7/1917	Quanno tramont 's sole	Nina de Charny	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-20770	10-in.	10/23/1917	Core 'e fuoco	Nina de Charny	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21740	10-in.	4/5/1918	Sciore 'e luntananza	Roberto Rotondo	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21886	10-in.	6/6/1918	Nun me guardate cchiu	Roberto Rotondo	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-22027	10-in.	6/20/1918	Femmena bella America	Alfredo Bascetta	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CVE-58124	12-in.	12/19/1929	Mamma mia, che vò sapè	Beniamino Gigli	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	author
Victor	R-700	10-in.	3/26/1910	Serenatella nera	Lia Bianca	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	author
Victor	D9RC-1730	12-in.	5/5/1949	Mamma mia che vò sapè?	Constantine Callinicos ; Mario Lanza ; RCA Victor Orchestra	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1917-07-23-06]	Not documented	7/23/1917	Mamma mia, che vò	Attilio de Cicco	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1917-11-16-07]	Not documented	11/16/1917	Mamma mia, che vò sapè	Louis J. Howell	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	10022-10024	10-in.	3/1/1923	Mamma mia, che vò sapè	Giacomo Lauri-Volpi	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	12180-12181	10-in.	12/24/1923	Manella mia!	Giacomo Lauri-Volpi	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	author
Gramophone	0BA7584	10-in.	1/19/1951	Scetate	Sergio Bruni	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Zonophone	[Zo cat 3605]	10-in.	approximately March 1908	'E tre spine	Francesco Daddi	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CB6878	10-in.	5/8/1935	Quando tramonta o' sole	Enzo De Muro Lomanto	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CB10931	10-in.	approximately 1943	Tristezza 'e vierno	Vittorio De Sica ; Dino Olivieri	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2039	10-in.	4/12/1930	Mamma mia che vo' sapè	Raymonde Visconti	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Russo, Ferdinando," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101999.

Russo, Ferdinando. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101999.

"Russo, Ferdinando." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1971242 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1971242

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