DISC PATHE 14" (35CM) ETCHED LABEL 86243/44 Giorgini / La Tosca (Puccini) EX

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DISC PATHE 14" 78 RPM VERTICAL CUT RECORD 86243/44  

Italian tenor ARISTODEMO GIORGINI sings two romanze* from the opera TOSCA (Puccini), accompanied by the La Scala Orchestra, recorded by Pathe in Milan, October 14, 1911.

86243:  RECONDITA ARMONIA (Recondite [complex] harmony) is the first romanza in the opera.  It is sung by the artist Mario Cavaradossi when comparing his love, Tosca, to a portrait of Mary Magdalene that he is painting.  You can listen to a later American Pathe release of the matrix here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHYhgyv_Zs8

86244:  E LUCEVAN LE STELLE (And the stars were shining).  Now, in this third act romanza, Mario Cavaradossi, the artist in love with the singer Tosca, is awaiting his execution on the roof of Castel Sant'Angelo.  There may be a label error here:  the label says "lucean" instead of "lucevan."

The record looks near mint except for a couple of micro blisters and small scuff/scratches.  I have no way to test this record.  It doesn't have a sleeve.  I over-exposed the pictures of the sides to show detail.

There is collector's information written on the label (and fairly easy to remove, I've discovered).  One may be recording date, which matches one of my discographies, and one is probably the correct rpm setting (86.75).

*Romanze is the plural for romanza.

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