Many of the world’s most historically and musically significant operatic records were made by a small company founded when opera composition was still a living art form. It sold its first record only three years after the death of Verdi; its last issues included music from Puccini’s last opera. It engaged many of the greatest singers of the epoch, some with careers going back well into the 19th century. As editions were often small, surviving copies, especially in fine condition, are highly prized today.

Artists

Maria Barrientos, Giannina Russ, Oreste Luppi, Riccardo Stracciari, Amélie Talexis, Ramón Blanchart, Giuseppe Borgatti, Adamo Didur, Maria De Macchi, Giovanni Zenatello, Eugenia Burzio, Elisa Petri, Alessandro Bonci, Giuseppe Anselmi, Jacques Thibaud, Victorien Sardou, Marie Roger-Miclos, Emmy Destinn, Theodor Bertram