Notes: | Opera excerpts and songs for soprano with either orchestra or piano ; the last track is Calvé reading from her autobiography. Compact disc. Program notes by John Steane in container. Emma Calvé, soprano ; Remualdo Sapio, piano (tracks 15-20) ; Victor Orchestra (tracks 1-3, 5, 13-14) ; King's Orchestra (track 21). Recorded principally between April 22, 1907 and June 8, 1916 ; the last track was recorded January 2, 1942. Sung principally in French ; a few tracks are sung in English, Italian, or Spanish.
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