1903 ZELIE DE LUSSAN 1st RedSeal Singer CARMEN HABANERA VICTOR GRAND PRIZE 64004
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A series of great Personality Records, with Shakespearean Actors, Presidents and Kings and great performances:
ZELIE DE LUSSAN was the first Red Seal female singer to be issued on red label,
CARMEN HABANERE w Piano
Habanera
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Carmen. Habanera
Georges Bizet (composer)
Zélie De Lussan (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Description: Soprano vocal solo, with piano
5/17/1903 New York, New York
One of only 5 recordings she ever made.
Victor Grand Prize 10" 78 rpm record
Condition:
VERY GOOD PLU PLUS, tight faint crack first 2cm, few clicks at start then plays E- very quiet rare hint off fuzziness A GREAT COPYDe Lussan (1863-1949) was born in Brooklyn but lived in London most of her life. She began her career as an opera singer at age 16 in 1889 with the Carl Rosa Company in London. From 1890-1910, she performed in the Royal Opera Covent Garden, and she performed with New York City's Metropolitan Opera, 1895-96. She toured the U.S. with the Metropolitan, circa 1900. In 1907, she married pianist Angelo Ronani. De Lussan performed the role of Carmen "over 500 times," and she was a favorite of Queen Victoria.
American-born mezzo-soprano Zelie de Lussan was taught by her mother, herself a singer, and first appeared on stage at the age of nine. She gave public concerts when 16 and made her official stage debut at Boston in 1884, as Arline in BalfeÆs The Bohemian Girl. In 1888 she sang in London as Carmen, a role she is said to have sung more than 1000 times, and in which many considered her the equal of CalvT. She also became famous for her Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and in 1897 was LondonÆs first Musetta in PucciniÆs La bohFme. Her Metropolitan debut in 1894 as Carmen was no less successful, and she appeared there for a further three seasons in roles including Nannetta, Zerlina and Nedda. In 1910 she sang Cherubino in BeechamÆs Mozart season at His MajestyÆs and Gertrude in Hamlet at Covent Garden. She also worked with smaller companies such as the Carl Rosa and Moody-Manners, with which she sang until 1913. She taught for many years in England, retaining the vitality and charm of her personality well into old age. Her recordings are few but show something of her rich voice and lively temperament.
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