Wier Albert (ed.) Grand Оpera With A Victrola

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1916. — 266 p.Containing the stories, the most popular music, and the victor record numbers of Aïda, Faust, Carmen, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Cavalleria rusticana, Rigoletto, Il trovatore, The Bohemian girl, Tales of Hoffman, Hansel and Gretel, Lucia di Lammermoor
This little book will be of use in several ways to you in connection with your Victrola. You can get a very clear, general idea of the plots of these great operas. You can read the English text of records which are made only in foreign languages, and appreciate much more the singers' renditions.
You can play over or sing for your own amusement your favorite operatic melodies. You can use this book as a guide and help in the judicious selection of records. Please bear in mind the fact that the musical selections in this book are not in all cases exactly the same as your records, nor are they always in the same key. Therefore do not attempt to play or sing them with the records. In many instances, the "recitative" or "singingtalking" portions of an opera, frequently preceding the principal melody on Victor records, are omitted, as the arrangements in this book are intended for recreational purposes only.Aida, Story and Music
Bohemian Girl, The, Story and Music
Carmen, Story and Music
Cavalleria Rusticana, Story and Music
Faust, Story and Music
Hansel and Gretel, Story and Music
Lohengrin, Story and Music
Lucia Di Lammermoor, Story and Music
Tales of Hoffman, The, Story ana Music
Tannhauser, Story and Music
Trovatore, II, Story and Music