The Record of Singing Volume 1 (1899-1919)
- The Castrato Voice: Alessandro Moreschi
- The Old School: Adelina Patti, Emma Albani, Marcella Sembrich
- Melba and the Marchesi Pupils: Nellie Melba, Sigrid Arnoldson, Emma Eames, Lilian Blauvelt, Suzanne Adams, Ellen Beach Yaw, Blanche Marchesi
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