Ah! non credea mirarti • Luisa Tetrazzini (EMG Mark Xb Oversize Gramophone)

Soprano Luisa Tetrazzini sings "Ah! non credea mirarti" (from act II of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini) on Victor Red Seal record 92069, played on an EMG Mark Xb Oversize gramophone with a Meltrope III soundbox and a Burmese Colour Needle. Acoustically recorded June 2, 1909 in London - the first take.
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[@lauramanstretta751]

What a beautiful rendition ❤❤ Luisa tetrazzini had an amazing voice and technic, the best soprano ever ❤️❤️👏👏👏👌

[@CurzonRoad]

A singer who commands respect, admiration, adoration, and last but not least... affection!

[@grahamrankin]

Absolutely glorious ! What a fabulous soprano she was---the best of the best and what a final top C ! She recorded this exactly one month before my father was born !

[@MichaelStBede]

How beautifully ornamented is this wonderful interpretation of the famous aria. The HMV recording process was kinder to sopranos than Victor and here Tetrazzini sounds so vivid, yet dream-like !

[@jimbuxton2187]

A great singer who really knew how to sing! Listen to how steady her tone is....😊

[@operaforever8545]

I think that she reminds me Adelina Patti here. Middle voice is presented much more than digital version shows