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NOTE: Label reads "No. 19" but spoken words on disc are "Number 20."
No. 19: Vocalise
Speaker: Oscar Saenger (1868-1929)
Tenor vocalist (uncredited): Paul Althouse (1889-1954)
Pianist (uncredited): H. Vaughan (no dates)
Recorded: August 31, 1915 in New York, New York (take two)
Oscar Saenger (January 5, 1868 - April 20, 1929): Singing teacher. With the Victor Talking Machine Company he produced a complete course in vocal training in twenty lessons.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Saenger
Paul Shearer Althouse (December 2, 1889 – February 6, 1954): American opera singer. He began his career as a lyric tenor with a robust Italianate sound, in roles including Cavaradossi in Tosca, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, and Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana. He later branched out into the dramatic tenor repertoire, finding success in portraying Wagnerian heroes. He sang with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for 30 years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Althouse*
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NOTE: Label reads "No. 19" but spoken words on disc are "Number 20."
No. 19: Vocalise
Speaker: Oscar Saenger (1868-1929)
Tenor vocalist (uncredited): Paul Althouse (1889-1954)
Pianist (uncredited): H. Vaughan (no dates)
Recorded: August 31, 1915 in New York, New York (take two)
Oscar Saenger (January 5, 1868 - April 20, 1929): Singing teacher. With the Victor Talking Machine Company he produced a complete course in vocal training in twenty lessons.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Saenger
Paul Shearer Althouse (December 2, 1889 – February 6, 1954): American opera singer. He began his career as a lyric tenor with a robust Italianate sound, in roles including Cavaradossi in Tosca, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, and Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana. He later branched out into the dramatic tenor repertoire, finding success in portraying Wagnerian heroes. He sang with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for 30 years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Althouse*
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