FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS -Set of Four Original 78rpm 12" Records - Melotone Label
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Florence Foster JenkinsSet of Four 12" vintage 78 rpm on the Melotone LabelArt Songs and Opera Ariassung by Florence Foster JenkinsCosme McMoon, piano
Recorded 1940-41, Released 1945-1946  
Record 1Side 1: Serenata Mexicana, written for Mme Jenkins by Cosme McMoonSide 2: Queen of the Night, from Mozart's "The Magic Flute"
Record 2 (slight chip on edge as shown; does not affect playing)Side 1: Adele’s Laughing Song, from the operetta “Die Fledermaus”Side 2: Biassy (sung in Russian), words by Pushkin
Record 3Side 1: a) The Musical Snuff BoxSide 1: b) Like a Bird, words by Florence Foster JenkinsSide 2: Bell Song, from the opera “Lakme”
Record 4 (slight chip on edge as shown; does not affect playing)Sides 1&2: Charmant Oiseau, from “Pearl of Brazil”
Grade E. (Label has slight discoloration because of glue used to affix it to the record.)Shipping: Media Mail
In the 1940s, New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins dreamed of becoming a great opera singer. Unfortunately, her ambition far exceeded her talent, but she pursued her dream nonetheless. She hired pianist Cosme McMoon to accompany her as she prepared for a solo concert at Carnegie Hall on October 25, 1944, the pinnacle of her career, which came just one month before she died.Jenkins made 5 records between 1941 and 1944. These were privately produced by the Melotone Recording Studio as "Your portrait in sound". The number of records pressed is unknown but was certainly very limited since these were primarily made for Jenkins to give to friends. They were not generally available in stores, aside perhaps from the Gramophone Store in NYC, who described one of the recordings as “a most unusual record which must be heard to be believed”.
"People may say I can't sing," she once remarked to a friend, "but no one can ever say I didn't sing."


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