Only REC 84001 Edison Diamond Disc 1917 RIGOLETTO QUARTET Alice Verlet Alcock 78

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Only Record ever issued of the 84000 series - a 5$ record, matching the price of the famous Victor Caruso recording.

Edison's answer to the famous Caruso Victor Rigoletto Quartet, which was Victor's second most expensive record at 5$

Enter 84001 Rec Numb 84001-R 84001-L Take C Title  RIGOLETTO (Giuseppe Verdi / Francesco M. Piave), III/ 3: Quartetto (Gilda, Maddalena, Duca, Rigoletto) "Bella figlia dell'amore"  Explanatory talk (84001-R - RIGOLETTO: Bella figlia - Verlet, Alcock, Ciccolini, Middleton) Artist Alice Verlet (S), Merle Alcock-Tillotson (A), Guido Ciccolini (T), Arthur Middleton (Bs), (O) Harry E. Humphrey (mSp) Recorded 1917.06.18 1917.08. Place NYC NYC

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Guido Ciccolini (Tenor) (Roma 1885 - Neptune/New Jersey 1963)

                                      


He was a student of famed teacher Antonio Cotogni. He made his debut in Bologna as Alfredo in ‘’La Traviata’’ (1907). In 1909 he travelled around Belgium and Holland with the opera troupe of Mme de Restier and sang in Amsterdam as Pinkerton in the Dutch premiere of Puccini’s ‘’Madame Butterfly’’. Guest performances followed in England, Ireland and France. He was very successful in Russia, where he appeared at the Opera Theatres of St. Petersburg and Odessa as well as in Warsaw. In 1911 he undertook with an opera troupe (together with Nellie Melba) an Australia tour. He had a ticket to sail on the "RMS Titanic" (still in his family's possesion) but missed the sailing due to a opera performance scheduling change. In 1914 he sang at the Teatro Lirico in Milan in the Italian premiere of ‘’I Quattro Rusteghi’’ of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. Since 1914 he appeared several times at the Opera Theatre of Boston, in 1915 at Havana (among other things as a Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria rusticana’’), in the 1918-19 season in Chicago, at the Civic Opera House. There he appeared in ‘’Rigoletto’’, ‘’La Traviata’’, ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’ and ‘’La Boheme’’. In 1926 he sang in the funeral of his friend, famous actor Rudolph Valentino. He retired from the stage in 1922.
Chronology of some appearances

1907 Bologna Politeama Azeglio Traviata (Alfredo)
1908 Salerno Teatro Verdi Africana (Vasco)
1909 Parigi Gaite Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1911 Sidney  Her Majestic Faust (Faust)
1918 Chicago Civic Opera House Barbiere di Siviglia (Almaviva)
1919 Chicago Civic Opera House Rigoletto (Duca)
1922 New York Teatro Century Tosca (Cavaradossi)