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Vintage classical singing harks back to a golden age of classical vocal performance, distinguished by a style that is both lyrical and richly emotive, often characterized by the unique tonal quality and vibrato of the early 20th century. This genre embodies the grandeur of opera and the intimacy of art song, where the human voice is a refined instrument of pure expression. The singers, such as Lotte Lehmann and Titta Ruffo, employ a masterful control of dynamics and phrasing, delivering performances that are deeply imbued with personal interpretation and the dramatic inflection of their times. These artists laid the foundation for classical singing, setting a standard for technical prowess and emotional depth that continues to inspire and influence classical singers today.

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NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer

Francesco Tamagno•

John McCormack•

Charles Hackett•

Clarence Whitehill•

Mattia Battistini•

Gabriella Besanzoni•

Lillian Nordica•

Johanna Gadski•

Lucrezia Bori•

Frieda Hempel•

Marcella Sembrich•

Album - 26 Tracks - Released September 29, 2025

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September 29, 2025

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 19, Special Selection
Ignacy Jan Paderewski•
Wilhelm Backhaus•
Philippe Gaubert•
Albert Coates•
Giulio Setti•
Francesco Tamagno
12 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
August 9

Lets Get Crazy Me and You
John McCormack
1 tracks
July 18

Luminaria
Giovanni Martinelli
15 tracks
March 17

It Was A Hundred Years Ago
John McCormack
20 tracks
October 15, 2024

Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 23 (Live)
Lauritz Melchior
18 tracks
August 25, 2023

NKB SP Selection No. 14, Great Singer 1
Enrico Caruso
18 tracks
August 25

NKB SP Selection, Special Selection
Maurice Ravel•
Jacques Thibaud•
Szymon Goldberg•
Enrico Caruso•
Walter Damrosch•
Lorenzo Molajoli
20 tracks
August 25

NKB SP Selection No. 16, Great Singer 3 Caruso with others Ponselle, Chorus
Enrico Caruso•
Feodor Chaliapin•
Rosa Ponselle
11 tracks
August 25

NKB SP Selection No. 15, Great Singer 2 Caruso
Enrico Caruso
16 tracks
August 25

NKB SP Selection No. 16, Great Singer 3 Caruso with others Ponselle, Chorus
Enrico Caruso•
Feodor Chaliapin•
Rosa Ponselle
11 tracks
April 7

Mother F*Cker
Umberto Pagliaroli•
Enrico Caruso
4 tracks
February 20

Edoardo Dadone: Sine sole sileo - Divertimento Ensemble
Divertimento Ensemble•
Giovanni Martinelli
7 tracks
November 11, 2022

König des Belcanto
Richard Tauber
11 tracks
September 9

Marechiare
Tito Schipa
21 tracks
September 9

Torna a Surriento
Tito Schipa
12 tracks
July 25

Classical Music Collection: Richard Tauber Vol. 05
Richard Tauber
15 tracks
July 20

Classical Music Collection: Richard Tauber Vol. 04
Richard Tauber
15 tracks
July 13

Classical Music Collection: Richard Tauber Vol. 03
Richard Tauber
14 tracks
July 10

Classical Music Collection: Richard Tauber Vol. 02
Richard Tauber
14 tracks
July 6

Classical Music Collection: Richard Tauber Vol. 01
Richard Tauber
14 tracks
April 28

Audio Archive Classics Richard Tauber
Richard Tauber
10 tracks
April 28

Audio Archive Classics Tito Schipa
Aureliano Pertile•
Tito Schipa
9 tracks
April 15

Parsifal Lauritz Melchior's only surving recording live
Richard Wagner•
Philadelphia Orchestra•
Erich Leinsdorf•
Lauritz Melchior•
Kirsten Flagstad•
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
46 tracks
April 1

Aida with Giovanni Martinelli live
Giuseppe Verdi•
Ettore Panizza•
Gina Cigna•
Giovanni Martinelli•
Ezio Pinza•
Norman Cordon
36 tracks
March 25

Die Walküre
Richard Wagner•
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra•
Erich Leinsdorf•
Kirsten Flagstad•
Marjorie Lawrence•
Lauritz Melchior•
Emanuel List
55 tracks
February 11

Vive la Compagnie (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, July 15, 1951)
Traditional•
Lauritz Melchior
1 tracks
January 9

Adeste Fideles
John McCormack
1 tracks
December 31, 2021

Vita Mia
Tito Schipa
5 tracks
October 22

Il barbiere di Siviglia
Tito Schipa
12 tracks
October 1

Beethoven, Schubert & Others: Vocal Works
Lotte Lehmann•
Paul Ulanowsky
44 tracks
October 1

Die Walküre
Richard Wagner•
Lotte Lehmann•
Marjorie Lawrence•
Lauritz Melchior•
Friedrich Schorr•
Emanuel List•
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra•
Erich Leinsdorf
69 tracks

September 29, 2025

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 19, Special Selection
Ignacy Jan Paderewski•
Wilhelm Backhaus•
Philippe Gaubert•
Albert Coates•
Giulio Setti•
Francesco Tamagno
12 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
September 29

NKB 2nd SP Selection No. 29, Singer
Francesco Tamagno•
John McCormack•
Charles Hackett•
Leo Slezak•
Clarence Whitehill•
Mattia Battistini•
Gabriella Besanzoni•
Lillian Nordica•
Johanna Gadski•
Emma Calve•
Lucrezia Bori•
Frieda Hempel•
Marcella Sembrich•
Olive Fremstad
26 tracks
July 18

Luminaria
Giovanni Martinelli
15 tracks
March 17

It Was A Hundred Years Ago
John McCormack
20 tracks
October 15, 2024

Thomas Jensen Legacy, Vol. 23 (Live)
Lauritz Melchior
18 tracks
August 25, 2023

NKB SP Selection No. 16, Great Singer 3 Caruso with others Ponselle, Chorus
Enrico Caruso•
Feodor Chaliapin•
Rosa Ponselle
11 tracks
August 25

NKB SP Selection No. 16, Great Singer 3 Caruso with others Ponselle, Chorus
Enrico Caruso•
Feodor Chaliapin•
Rosa Ponselle
11 tracks
August 25

NKB SP Selection No. 14, Great Singer 1
Enrico Caruso
18 tracks
August 25

NKB SP Selection No. 15, Great Singer 2 Caruso
Enrico Caruso
16 tracks
August 25

NKB SP Selection, Special Selection
Maurice Ravel•
Jacques Thibaud•
Szymon Goldberg•
Enrico Caruso•
Walter Damrosch•
Lorenzo Molajoli
20 tracks
April 7

Mother F*Cker
Umberto Pagliaroli•
Enrico Caruso
4 tracks
February 20

Edoardo Dadone: Sine sole sileo - Divertimento Ensemble
Divertimento Ensemble•
Giovanni Martinelli
7 tracks

August 9, 2025

Lets Get Crazy Me and You
John McCormack
1 tracks
February 11, 2022

Vive la Compagnie (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, July 15, 1951)
Traditional•
Lauritz Melchior
1 tracks
January 9

Adeste Fideles
John McCormack
1 tracks
February 11, 2021

Some Enchanted Evening (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 24, 1950)
Oscar Hammerstein II•
Richard Rodgers•
Lauritz Melchior
1 tracks
June 17, 2014

Himno Nacional de Colombia
Tito Schipa
1 tracks
December 24, 1950

Vesta La Giubba (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 24, 1950)
Lauritz Melchior
1 tracks
January 1, 1928

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera: Eri tu che macchiavi
Giuseppe Verdi•
Mattia Battistini•
Unknown Orchestra
1 tracks
December 1, 1927

Piscatore 'E Pusilleco
Tito Schipa
1 tracks
August 16

Vintage Collection
Charles Hackett
2 tracks
December 1, 1926

Summer Moon
Rosa Ponselle
1 tracks
December 1

La Farfalletta
Tito Schipa
1 tracks
December 1

Vintage EP
Tito Schipa
2 tracks
December 1

Barbiere di Siviglia: Ecco Ridente In Cielo
Tito Schipa
1 tracks
April 14

Amapola (Poppy)
Tito Schipa
1 tracks
December 2, 1925

Collection
Claudia Muzio
2 tracks
May 19

Quiéreme Mucho (Serenata Criolla)
Tito Schipa
1 tracks
March 22, 1923

Serenata D'Arlecchino
Tito Schipa
1 tracks
February 15, 1922

How Peaceful Was the Night
Rosa Ponselle
1 tracks
January 17

Che Me Ne Faccio Del Vostro Castello?
Claudia Muzio
1 tracks
November 12, 1919

Madama Butterfly - "Un Bel Di Vedremo"
Rosa Ponselle
1 tracks