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A series of great OPERA Records from early G&Ts to World War II recordings on 78 rpm Victrola Records
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very early Columbia: FASCINATING recording of GINA VIAFORA who then appeared as CIAPARELLI on Columbia:
w piano
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
Gina Ciaparelli (vocalist : soprano vocal) Listing for Gina Viafora.
ca. Jan.-June 1905 New York, New York Columbia A539
Traviata. Dite alla giovine
Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
Gina Ciaparelli (vocalist : soprano vocal) Listing for Gina Viafora.
ca. Jan.-Aug. 1905 New York, New York 1 Master Columbia A539
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Viafora, Gina, soprano, * 1881, January 1936 in New York; she studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome with M. Falchi and began her career in Italy under her real name Gina Ciaparelli. Her debut took place in 1902 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. She then sang at many leading Italian opera companies, including the Royal Theater in Malta, Alexandria in Egypt and Athens. She went to the USA in 1907. After she married the cartoonist for the magazine + Musical America½ Viafora, she continued her career as Gina Viafora. In 1910 she appeared in a single performance at the Metropolitan Opera New York as Mimi in + La BohFme½ together with Enrico Caruso as Rodolfo. However, she also appeared there in Sunday Night Concerts. She continued her career in North America with traveling opera companies, with whom she also visited Canada. She eventually opened a singing school in New York, which gained a great reputation; one of her quick-starters was Eva Didur. Gina Ciaparelli-Viafora is particularly important for her recordings. Her first recordings appeared on Columbia and Victor as early as 1907; In 1908 she sang a number of recordings for Victor in the USA under the name Gina Viafora, including the quartet from + La BohFme½ with Enrico Caruso, Geraldine Farrar and Antonio Scotti. SpStere recordings on Columbia
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