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Earliest complete opera recording
Dear members:
I always thought the first complete opera recordings were made around
1906/07 and consisted of Carmen and other similar stuff. Now I came
across a note in Lewis Foreman: Systematic discography. London: Clive
Bingley 1974, p. 13 that the first complete opera recording was done
already in 1903 and featured Verdi's Ernani on 40 single-sided
Italian HMV discs. Can anyone verify this information and supply me
with more details about this recording?
Thanks
Martin Elste
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Dr. Martin Elste Tel.(+49-30)254 81-132
Staatliches Institut f. Musikforschung Fax (+49-30)254 81-172
Preussischer Kulturbesitz (SIMPK)
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D-10785 Berlin E-Mail: elste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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