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Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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e her heart! Leonora (aside) : Oh, love, alas! this bosom filling.With secret woe each fibre thrilling! King: Disperse this gloom; enjoy the feastsmlle. bailac AS favorita Spread round thee by my tender love! They are interrupted by the entrance of Balthazar, who brings the mandate from thePope. The King defies him, saying: King: This lady I shall wed, and whoever My will is sacred! On my brow Doubts my right shall feel Rests the royal diadem! The anger of a monarch! Balthazar then begins the finale, one of the most impressive of the concerted numbers.He threatens the King with the wrath of God and denounces Leonora as an abandoned woman. Ah! paventa i\ furor (The Wrath of Heaven) By Amelia Codolini, Francesco Cigada, Aristodemo Sillich and La Scala Chorus (In Italian) *16536 10-inch, $0.75The curtain falls on a dramatic tableau,—Leonora weeping with shame, the King hesitat-ing between love and ambition, while the terrible Balthazar thunders the papal curse downupon the guilty pair.
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* Double-Faced Record—See page 152. 150 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE O P E R A—L A FAVORITA ACT III SCENE—A Room in the PalaceFerdinand, who has won distinction in the wars, is received by the King, who asks himto name his own reward. The young captain asks for the hand of a noble lady to whomhe owes all his renown, and when the King asks her name he points to Leonora. Alfonsogazes at her coldly and sternly and sings his ironical air. A tanto amor (Thou Flowr Beloved) By Mario Ancona, Baritone (In Italian) 88063 12-inch, $3.00 By Mattia Battistini, Baritone (In Italian) 92045 12-inch, 3.00 By Francesco Cigada, Baritone (In Italian)I* 16536 10-inch, .75 Alfonso: Both night and morn; Thou flowr belovd, Fadst from my breast, And in hopes garden cherishd, Thine evry beauty perished, With sighs and tears refreshd, And in thy stead alone have left a thorn! He consents to the marriage, however, and announcing that they must prepare to wed inan hour, goes out with Ferdinand. Leonora, left alone

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