Nellie Melba, soprano ; Landon Ronald (tracks 1,2,4,8-10,12-16, and 18-20), Herman Bemberg (tracks 3,11,17), piano ; H.M. Coldstream Guards Band ; Lieut. Mackenzie Rogan, conductor (tracks 5-7) ; Albert Fransella, flute (track 12) ; W.H. Squire, cello (track 16)
Recorded 1904 October 20 (tracks 1-5), 1905 September 4-5 (tracks 16-14), and 1906 July 7 (tracks 16-20), 21 City Road, London.
Sung in Italian, French, English or Latin.
La serenata / Tosti -- Rome︠o et Juliette. Je veux vivre dans ce rêve / Gounod -- La bohème. Donde lieta uscì al tuo grido d'amore / Puccini -- God save the king ; Auld lang syne / traditional -- Come back to Erin / Claribel -- Old folks at home / Foster -- Good night / Scott-Gatty -- Away on the hill there runs a stream / Ronald -- Sur le lac / Bemberg -- Lo, here the gentle lark! / Bishop -- Faust. Ah! je ris de me voir, Jewel song / Gounod -- Clari, the maid of Milan. Home sweet home / Bishop -- Goodbye / Tosti -- Ave Maria / Bach-Gounod -- Elaine. L'amour est pur comme la flamme / Bemberg -- Pastorale / Bizet -- La bohème. Mi chiamano Mimi / Puccini -- Le roi d'Ys. Puisqu'on ne peut fle︠chir ces jalouses gardiennes ... Vainement, ma bien aime︠e / Lalo