Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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he articles, runs in search of the Doctor,and drinks the second bottle ! The peasant girls, having heard that thedeath of Nemorinos uncle has just made himrich, begin to pay him attentions. The Doctor tells Nemorino that this popularity is theresult of the elixir he has just sold him. Adina, woman-like, when she sees her lover insuch demand, promptly regrets having treated him so coldly, and runs out on the verge oftears. Nemorino, noting her downcast looks, feels compassion for her, and gazing after hersadly, sings the lovely romanza, one of the most famous of airs for tenor voices. Una furtiva lagrima (Down Her Cheek a Pearly Tear) By Enrico Caruso, Tenor By Enrico Caruso, Tenor (Piano ace.) By John McCormack, Tenor By Otto Marak, Tenor By Emilio Perea, Tenor By Charles Harrison, Tenor Neglected as the opera, as a whole, has been for many years, this lovely romanza, thesong which Nemorino sings to the tear that stood in his Adinas eye, will always keepthe opera from being forgotten.
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(In Italian) 88339 12-inch, $3.00 (In Italian) 81027 10-inch, 2.00 (In Italian) 74219 12-inch, 1.50 In German) *55037 12-inch, 1.50 (In Italian) *68152 12-inch, 1.25 (In English) *35354 12-inch, 1.25 *Doubk-Faced Record—See page 106. 105 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA —ELIXIR OF LOVE Down her soft cheek a pearly tear Stole from her eyelids dark,Telling their pay and festive cheer, It pained her soul to mark;Why then her dear presence fly? When all her love she is showing?Could I but feel her beating heart Pressing against mine own;Could I my feeling soft impart, and minglesigh with sigh, But feel her heart against mine own,Gladly I then would die, All her love knowing! The crafty Dulcamara now suggests to Adina that she try the wonderful elixir in orderto win back her lover, but she says she needs not such aids. Adina: With respect to your elixir,One more potent, sir, have I—Through whose virtues Nemorino,Leaving all, to me will fly! Dulcamara (aside): Oh! shes far too wise and cunn

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