1915 ANNA CASE Soprano Russian SADKO Song of India EDISON Diamond Disc 82088 _
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One of the first records by Edisons star soprano Anna Case, here in the famous Song of the Indian Guest from Sadko
no faceplate on -L
Rec Numb 82088-R 82088-L Take H !!! C Title SADKO (Nikolaj A. Rimskij-Korsakov / Nikolaj A. Rimskij-Korsakov, V. I. Belskij): Song of the Indian Guest Explanatory talk (82088-R - SADKO: Song of the Indian Guest - Case) Artist Anna Case (S), (O) Harry E. Humphrey (mSp) Recorded 1915.04.12/5 1915.07.14/9 Place NYC NYC Comment acoustic acoustic
RARE Desirable paper label Issue Edison Vertical Diamond Disc 10" 78 rpm. High Take Number!
CONDITION: EXCELLENT , unworn but scufffed, esp -L , plays very quiet light hiss
A SUPERB COPY
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Anna Case (1889-1984) was an American soprano and composer who performed with the Metropolitan Opera from 1909 to 1920, and toured as a concert soloist until her marriage in 1931. She was also one of Thomas Edison's favorite singers, appearing on hundreds of his recordings.
Case started at the Met in small roles before gaining notice in the first American production of Boris Godunov, and in the Met premiere of Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier (both in 1913). Her other notable parts with the company included Micaëla in Bizet's Carmen and Papagena in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. She retired from opera in 1920, but continued an extensive concert career until her marriage to the millionaire Clarence Mackay, the father-in-law of Irving Berlin. Case was also a composer with several published songs to her credit. She continued to compose and publish music after her retirement from vocal performance.
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