Mascagni "O Lola" (Siciliano) from Cavalleria rusticana

Restored and remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson
(Recorded 28 December 1910)

"E lucevan le stelle" (Tosca) 1909

Puccini "E lucevan le stelle" (Tosca) Recorded 6 November 1909
Restored & Remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson 11/25/2013
(this is a better attempt than the one I posted a year ago - difficult, nonetheless)

"My Cousin" SIlent starrring Caruso (Part 1)

"My Cousin" SIlent starrring Caruso playing two roles(Part 1)

Caruso-Scotti Verdi: "Solenne in Quest'ora"

Caruso/Scotti: Verdi (La Forza del Destino) "Solenne in Quest'ora" Recorded 13 March 1906
Restored & Remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson 7/22/2012
(from prime source)

Che Gelida Manina (La Bohème, Puccini)

Puccini: "Che gelida manina" (La Bohème) February 11 1906
Restored & remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson 17 July 2012

"Recondita armonia" 1909

Puccini: "Recondita armonia" (Tosca, Act 1) November 6, 1909
Restored & remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson 24 June 2012

CARUSO / SCOTTI - 1907 - O MIMI, TU PIÙ NON TORNI (Puccini)

Restored & remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson, 6/13/2012

Verdi: "Di Quella Pira" (Trovatore) 11 Feb 1906

Recorded acoustically 11 February 1906
Restored & Remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson, 2 June 2012

O Sole Mio - Di Capua

Recorded Acoustically February 5, 1916
Restored and Remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson May 28, 2012

Neapolitan lyrics Che bella cosa e` na giornata 'e sole n'aria serena dopo na tempesta! Pe' ll'aria fresca pare già na festa Che bella cosa e` na giornata 'e sole. Ma n'atu sole, cchiù bello, oje ne' 'O sole mio sta 'nfronte a te! 'O sole, 'o sole mio, sta 'nfronte a te! sta 'nfronte a te! Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne, me vene quase 'na malincunia; sotto 'a finestra toia restarria quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne. Ma n'atu sole, cchiù bello, oje ne' 'O sole mio sta 'nfronte a te! 'O sole, 'o sole mio sta 'nfronte a te! sta 'nfronte a te!

English translation What a beautiful thing is a sunny day! The air is serene after a storm, The air is so fresh that it already feels like a celebration. What a beautiful thing is a sunny day! But another sun, that's brighter still, It's my own sun that's upon your face! The sun, my own sun, It's upon your face! It's upon your face! When night comes and the sun has gone down, I almost start feeling melancholy; I'd stay below your window When night comes and the sun has gone down. But another sun, that's brighter still, It's my own sun that's upon your face! The sun, my own sun, It's upon your face! It's upon your face!



Leoncavallo "Recitar! Vesti la giubba" - I Pagliacci

Acoustically Recorded March 17, 1907
Restored & digitally remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson
May 21, 2012

Verdi: Questa o Quella (Rigoletto) 1908

Questa o quella (Rigoletto) March 16, 1908
Restored & Remastered by Nathaniel S. Johnson, May, 12, 2012