10½” FONOTIPIA – ELVIRA DE HIDALGO

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10½” FONOTIPIA – ELVIRA DE HIDALGO 

92304 SONNAMBULA ( Bellini) – Come per me sereno (Mx: Xph 3582)

Recorded in Milano, 1st  November 1908

92305 SONNAMBULA ( Bellini) – Ah non credea mirarti (Mx: Xph 3599)

Recorded in Milano, 5th  November 1908

Faded label. Light greying side one.

CONDITION :  E / E =

Elvira de Hidalgo (1892 - 1980)

Elvira de Hidalgo was a Spanish soprano and singing teacher, whose best-known student was Maria Callas. Of all Callas's teachers, de Hidalgo probably had the greatest influence on her technique and career. She was born in Valderrobres, Teruel Province ( Spain). She had a significant singing career as a coloratura soprano before becoming a teacher at the Athens Conservatoire. She made several recordings for Columbia and Fonotipia. Her "Una voce poco fa" from Rossini's The Barber of Seville is typical of the singing of the excellently-trained singers of the turn of the century. Her timbre, ease of production and great agility are all hallmarks of the kind of singing technique which such teachers as Mathilde Marchesi taught in the late 19th century. She was not, however, a pupil of Marchesi but of Melchiorre Vidal, who also taught Maria Barrientos, Graziella Pareto, Julián Gayarre, Fernando Valero, Francesco Vignas and Rosina Storchio. She died in Milan, Italy in 1980.Maria Callas received the rigorous and well-defined training of this Italian school of singing from her teacher. Callas's immaculate ornamentation, smooth scales, skillful use of her vocal registers all reflect the training of this vocal method. It is known that Callas attended the voice lessons of all her singing colleagues at the Athens Conservatoire, and this is likely to have greatly informed her own style and artistry.

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E + + A near mint copy.

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E Excellent. Virtually no trace of groove wear with only minimal traces of use and handling.

E – An above average record .

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V + + Obviously well played but still enjoyable. Noticeable greying in the grooves

V + Very well worn but listenable Expect the surface noise to be significant. There may be stressed grooves.

V Stressed grooves more pronounced.

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