Francesco Cilèa

Francesco Cilèa

Francesco Cilea (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko tʃiˈlɛːa]; 23 July 1866 – 20 November 1950) was an Italian composer. Today he is particularly known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur.

Birth and Death Data: Born Palmi, Died November 20, 1950 (Varazze)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-3925	10-in.	10/18/1906	Io son l'umile ancella	Elda Cavalieri	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-3934	12-in.	10/24/1906	Acerba volutta	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10551	10-in.	6/20/1911	L'anima ho stanca	Alberto Amadi	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-38381	10-in.	5/3/1927	Lamento di Federico	Tito Schipa	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-38381	12-in.	9/11/1928	Lamento di Federico	Tito Schipa	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-033736	12-in.	2/16/1939	Lamento di Federico	Richard Crooks ; Wilfrid Pelletier	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	E0RC-0090	12-in.	1/26/1950	Poveri fiori	Licia Albanese ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Victor Trucco	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	10311	10-in.	approximately 1903 to 1908	Adiana Lecouvreur : Potpourri	Band (unidentified; Columbia Records)	Band	composer
Columbia	10339	10-in.	approximately 1903 to 1908	Adriana Lecouvreur : L'anima ho stanca	Lucia Cilea ; Angelo Santini	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Columbia	10397	10-in.	approximately 1903 to 1908	Adriana Lecouvreur : Tu sei la mia vittoria	Angelo Santini ; Eva Tetrazzini	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor)	composer
Columbia	10420	7-in.	approximately 1903 to 1908	Adriana Lecouvreur : L'anima ho stanca	Giovanni Genzardi	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Columbia	10423	10-in.	approximately 1903 to 1908	Adriana Lecouvreur : Tu sei la mia vittoria	Giovanni Genzardi ; Clara Joanna	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor)	composer
Columbia	10433	10-in.	approximately 1903 to 1908	Io sono l'umile ancella	Clara Joanna	Soprano vocal solo	composer
Columbia	11361	10-in.	approximately 1913	Poveri fiori	Eugenia Burzio	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	41813	10-in.	approximately 1913	Io sono l'umile ancella	Carolina Gobern	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	41814	10-in.	approximately 1913	Poveri fiori	Carolina Gobern	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	42095	10-in.	approximately 1914	No più nobil	Giuseppe Armanini ; Rita d'Oria	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Columbia	42096	10-in.	approximately 1914	La dolcissima effigie	Giuseppe Armanini ; Rita d'Oria	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Columbia	42272	10-in.	between 1913 and 1915	Io son l'umile ancella	Giuseppina Baldassare-Tedeschi	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	42273	10-in.	between 1913 and 1915	Poveri fiori	Giuseppina Baldassare-Tedeschi	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	74723	12-in.	approximately 1911	Io son l'umile ancella	Eugenia Burzio	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	343	Not documented	approximately September-October 1910	Duetto	Bianca Lenzi ; Aldo Stanzani	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	composer
Edison	347	Not documented	approximately September-October 1910	Poveri fiori	Bianca Lenzi	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	433	12-in.	December 1910	Io son l'umile	Maria Farneti	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2195	10-in.	3/21/1913	Io son l'umile ancella	Carmen Melis	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cilèa, Francesco," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102911.

Cilèa, Francesco. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102911.

"Cilèa, Francesco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/61449 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/61449

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