Saverio Mercadante
Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 1795 – 17 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as prolifically as any of them, and his development of operatic structures, melodic styles and orchestration contributed significantly to the foundations upon which Giuseppe Verdi built his dramatic technique. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Altamura (Italian comune), Died December 17, 1870 (Naples (city and commune in Campania, Italy) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1917
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-1942 | 12-in. | 11/16/1904 | The dream | Corinne Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12552 | 10-in. | 10/30/1912 | Gently fall the dews of eve | Elsie Baker ; Marguerite Dunlap ; Elizabeth Wheeler | Female vocal trio, unaccompanied | composer | |
| Victor | B-18205 | 10-in. | 7/20/1916 | Salve Maria | Rev. Francis Auriemma | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | K-2048 | 12-in. | 6/16/1917 | Salve Maria | Padre Mercedario Rojas | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 30823 | 12-in. | between January and November 1911 | Stabat mater : Movements from overture | Prince's Band | Band | arranger | |
| Gramophone | 10449b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Parola quinta | Padre Attilio Canciello | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | 10450b | 10-in. | May 1907 | Ave Maria | Padre Attilio Canciello | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mercadante, Saverio," accessed January 21, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102687.
Mercadante, Saverio. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102687.
"Mercadante, Saverio." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 21 January 2026.
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LCNAR: Mercadante, Saverio, 1795-1870 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017831
Wikidata: Saverio Mercadante - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q313980
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/42026042
MusicBrainz: Saverio Mercadante - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5509d70-5768-4701-bf6c-d1f91e0f24d4
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/50278 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/50278
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