Ernestine Schumann-Heink "Stille Nacht" 78 RPM Single-side Victrola (88138) 1911
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This is a beautiful recording of the classic Christmas carol "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) on 78 RPM disk on single-sided, Victrola Records (88138). Recorded in 1911, it is in excellent condition with some label fading. The reverse has a large, informational sticker with a description of the piece. It's a wonderful performance. Shumann-Heink hits and holds these ethereal notes... it's just lovely!
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, née Rössler (15 June 1861 – 17 November 1936), was a celebrated German Bohemian, later American, operatic contralto, noted for the size, beauty, tonal richness, flexibility and wide range of her voice.
She performed with Gustav Mahler at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, and became well known for her performances of the works of Richard Wagner at Bayreuth, singing at the Bayreuth Festivals from 1896 to 1914. Ernestine Schumann-Heink's first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City was in 1899, and performed regularly there until 1932. Schumann-Heink recorded the first of her many musical "gramophone" performances in 1900. Several of these early sound recordings originally released on 78 RPM discs have been reissued on CD format and continue to impress due to Schumann-Heink's rich vocal tone quality and impressive musical technique.
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