1905 Compl Trovatore IV.18 De Angelis Cigada 78

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WEEK 2 of 4 weeks of great auctions - because of LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, this auction will run through MONDAY September 5 2011

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I am currently selling a series of great Richard Wagner and classic European 78 rpm orchestral recordings on all the great European labels:

Even though the 1907 complete recording of I PAGLIACCI is considered the first complete opera recording, HMV as early as 1904 started to issue large sets of abridged but basically complete operas.

Of these early sets with a Potted Cast the most famous are

Ernani (1904 - 1905) and

Il Trovatore (1905/06)

These recordings were recorded with changing casts and on different size records, but the records were numbered to allow for continuity in the set.

From the Il Trovatore (1905/06)

1904/1906 Gramophone 20
Integral recording - casts various performers for each role
Orch. Teatro alla Scala, Carlo Sabajno / Venturi (cond.)
Performers:   Luigi Colazza / Gino Martinez-Patti /
  Giuseppe Sala / Remo Sangiorgi
  Maria Bernacchi / Emilia Corsi /
  Maria Grisi / Ida Giacomelli / Angela de Angelis
  Francesco Cigada, Enrico Pagnataro
  Libero Ottoboni / Cesare Preve /
  Aristodemo Sillich / Giuseppe Torres de Luna
  Giuseppe Sala

G&T era early pre grand prize trademark Victor with G&T notice on topone sided acoustic 10"

Act IV.18  Angela de Angelis Francesco Cigada Vivra Contende il Giubilo

Condtion: EXCELLENT MINUS, a superb copy

Cigada, Francesco, Bariton, * 3.10.1878 Bergamo, † 6.8.1966 Caprino Bergamasco; er studierte in Mailand bei Vincenzo Sabatini und debütierte 1900 in Forli als Lescaut in »Manon Lescaut« von Puccini. 1903 sang er in Rio de Janeiro, 1904 am Teatro Dal Verme in Mailand, seit 1905 große Erfolge am Teatro Costanzi in Rom, wo er als Mephisto in »La damnation de Faust« debütierte und dann bis 1908 so unterschiedliche Partien wie den Alberich im »Rheingold«, den Jochanaan in »Salome« von R. Strauss (1908) und den Athanël in »Thaïs« von Massenet (mit Mattia Battistini in der Titelrolle!) übernahm. 1913 trat er am Teatro Comunale Bologna als Telramund auf, bereits 1911 am Teatro Carlo Felice in Genua als Hans Sachs in den »Meistersingern«. Am 19.2.1914 sang er am Teatro Regio in Turin in der Uraufführung der Oper »Francesca da Rimini« von Zandonai die Partie des Giovanni. 1914 gastierte er an der Covent Garden Oper London, wo er u.a. in den Premieren von Zandonais »Francesca da Rimini« und Montemezzis »Amore dei tre Re« mitwirkte. 1914 erschien er am Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris zusammen mit dem Ensemble der Oper von Boston, obwohl er nie in den USA aufgetreten war. Bei diesem Gastspiel sang er den Manfredo in der französischen Erstaufführung von Montemezzis »Amore dei tre Re« und den Lescaut in »Manon Lescaut« von Puccini. Am Teatro Colón Buenos Aires kreierte er in der Spielzeit 1919-20 Pizzettis »Fedra« für Südamerika und sang dort den Kurwenal im »Tristan«, den Amonasro in »Aida« und den Hermann in Catalanis »Loreley«. 1918 wirkte er an der Mailänder Scala in der Uraufführung der Oper »La Nave« von I. Montemezzi mit und sang hier auch den Amonasro sowie in der Uraufführungen der Opern »Ghismonda« von Bianchi und »Urania« von Farara (1918). 1921 gastierte er in Madrid als Wilhelm Tell in der Rossini-Oper gleichen Namens. Weitere Gastspiele in Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile und Havanna. 1924 stand er letztmals in Bergamo (als Wilhelm Tell) auf der Bühne. Nachdem er seine einzige Tochter im Alter von 21 Jahren verloren hatte, gab er seine Karriere auf und lebte zurückgezogen in seiner Villa bei Bergamo.

Die schöne Baritonstimme des Künstlers ist auf vielen Schallplatten der Marke G & T erhalten, die jedoch alle zu Beginn seiner Karriere in den Jahren 1905-08 entstanden, noch bevor diese ihren Höhepunkt erreicht hatte. Diese G & T-Aufnahmen wurden teilweise in den USA unter dem Etikett von Victor veröffentlicht, darunter findet sich eine vollständige Aufnahme des »Bajazzo« (auf 21 Schellackplatten), die 1907 in Anwesenheit des Komponisten Leoncavallo hergestellt wurde.

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Here a quick breakdown of my costs, you see that due to the new Ebay policy you will pay anywhere from $.50 to $.80 in additional Ebay fees on the first record

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Here is a guideline for US Media Mail Shipping:

Prices below are for regular 78 rpm records. Up to about 5 records, I will ship Edison Discs for the same rates. Albums from Album Sets count as 1 record. Above that and for international shipments, it will be actual weight plus a small packing charge (1-3$ depending on size of shipment)

1 record: 4.75$

2 records: 5.75$

5 records: 7.50$

10 records: 9.50$

MANY MORE RECORDS: Don't worry. I safely ship 40 - 50 pounds of records double boxed in moving boxes, and even then Media Mail will probably not exceed 30$.

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Due to rare problems with delivery in ITALY, I will NOT GUARANTEE delivery of parcels sent by US Postal Service First Class and Priority Mail. If you prefer secure delivery, I will be happy to quote you either Registered Mail or shipment by FEDEX

I am very happy to ship records worldwide.

Prices below are for regular 78 rpm records. For Edison Discs in  international shipments, it will charge for the actual weight plus a small packing charge (1-2$) - for small quantities, it will not be much different from the charge for regular 78s.

Pls contact me for a shipping estimate, or send me an invoice request after close of auction.

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Your best bet is the Large Priority box, everything that fits into a 12"x12"x5 1/2" box up to 20 pounds ships for 60$ (35$ Canada) worldwide.

However, I can get competitive rates from FedEx and the US Postal service for any kind of parcel weight

Africa, Eastern Asia and Japan as well as Europe

1 record = 2 lbs $20 - $25
4 lbs = $37

20 lbs or all that fits into a 12"x12"x 5 1/2" box ((12" albums won't fit)= $60

I may be able to get some better FedEx rates.
Pls email with your address for an estimate.

Canada

1 record = 2 lbs $ 11 - $13

4 lbs = 22$
20 lbs or all that fits into a 12"x12"x 5 1/2" (12" albums won't fit)= $38
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My zip code is 94107.

Assume 1 pound per record plus 1 pound for packing.

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