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Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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e tenor. The text is from Schirmers Operatic Anthology. Ah, la paterna mano (My Paternal Hand) By Enrico Caruso, Tenor O figli, o figli miei! Da quel tiranno tutti uccisi voi foste E insiem con voi la madre sventurata! Ah, la paterna mano Non vi fa scudo, o cari, Dai perfidi sicari Che a morte, a morte vi ferir! E me fuggia-sco occulto, Voi chiamavate, voi chiamavate invano Collultimo singulto, Collultimo, collultimo respir. Ah! Trammi al tiranno il faccia, Signore, e sei mi sfugge, Possa a colui le braccia Del tuo perdono aprir! (In Italian) 88558 12-inch, $3.00 My children! Oh ye, my children!By what a tyrant were ye murderd?With your hapless mother also!Ah! my paternal handCould no assistance yield ye,Nor from the murdrers shield ye,Who at your lives did aim!Your voices still were callingWhile I to hide was flyingWith your last sobs and sighingThey calld upon my name!Ha! bring me before the tyrant,My Lord, and should he scape me,He may your pardon claim! Copyt G. Schlrmer, 1904 263
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THE MARRIAGE SCENE (Italian) MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Mah-dah-mah) (English) MADAME BUTTERFLY OPERA IN TWO ACTS A Japanese lyric tragedy, founded on the book of John Luther Long and the drama byDavid Belasco, with Italian libretto by Illica and Giacosa. Music by Giacomo Puccini. Firstproduced at La Scala, Milan, in 1904, it proved a failure. Revived the following year inslightly changed form with much success. First American presentation (in English) occurredin October, 1906, in Washington, D. C., by Savage Opera Company. Produced in Englishat the New Orleans Opera, January 9, 1907, and in French January 6, 1912. First represen-tation in Italian at Metropolitan Opera House, February 11, 1907, with Farrar, Caruso,Homer and Scotti, and from six to eight performances have been given each season sincethat time. Characters Madame Butterfly (Cho-Cho-San) SUZUKI, (Soo-zu-key) Cho-Cho-Sans servant Mezzo- B. F. PlNKERTON, Lieutenant in the United States Navy KATE PlNKERTON, his American wife Mezzo- S

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