ABSTRACT
One of the monumental anthologies issued in the 78-rpm era, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation. The intent was to provide material for small colleges, useful in teaching music appreciation. Beginning in 1933, sets of records were distributed-each with a record player and a four-drawer file of catalog cards. The standard repertoire was represented, performed by a variety of artists, along with a number of less familiar modern works. [Miller, P. 1972.]
A house label for the John Wanamaker department stores (New York and Philadelphia) in 1924-1925. Pressing was done by the Bridgeport Die and Machine Co.; masters were mostly from Emerson and Paramount. The only original take seems to have been “Mr. Jelly Lord”/“Steady Roll” (#11397), played by Jelly Roll Morton. [Rust 1978.]
Spanish tenor, born in Barcelona. He studied in Barcelona and made his debut there in 1970. He sang for the first time in Italy in 1971, performing Rodolfo in Parma. He appeared at the Metropolitan Opera as Cavaradossi on 18 Nov 1974, and in the same year at Covent Garden; his La Scala debut was in 1975. Carreras has been greatly acclaimed for his Italian roles, notably Alfredo, Nemorino, Don José, the Duke, and Don Carlo. Despite an attack of leukemia in 1987, he was on stage again in 1988. In July 1990, Carreras first appeared on a triple bill with Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. This began the “Three Tenors” phenomenon, selling millions of records and videos, and making several more appearances through the 1990s.
