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This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter P. It has 158 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of:   Frantisek (Franz) Pacal, Lina Pagliughi, José Palet, Charles Panzera, Antonio Paoli, Tino Pattiera, Julius Patzak, Paul Payan, Aureliano Pertile, Elisa Petri, Alfred Piccaver, Rosa Ponselle, Arthur Preuss.

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter Q. It has 3 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of:   Pietro Quattrina, Silvio Queiroli, Giuseppe Quinzi-Tapergi

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter R. It has 177 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Robert Radford, Oscar Ralf, Aulikki Rautawaara, Paul Reimers, Hans Reinmar, Elisabeth Rethberg, Carl Rittmann, Max Rohr, Helge Roswaenge, Charles Rousseliere, Tita Ruffo, Kennerly Rumford, Gertrud Runge

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A digital collection of discographies and record company catalogs collected by the IASA (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives) discography committee and made accessible through the cooperation of the Internet Archive. Entries for each of these works can be found in the International Bibliography of Discographies ( http://ibd.iasa-web.org ), a collaborative work-in-progress currently being built by members of the committee and a growing network of collectors, discographers, and colleagues from peer associations and institutions around the world.

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter I. It has 13 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Arnold Inauen, Giovanni Inghilleri, Hedy Iracema-Brüggelmann, Maria Ivogün, 

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are only a fragment, and some little mistakes are to find, but I want to keep his work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.  This file contains all singers beginning with letter Y. It has 4 sides and includes the discographies of: Ellen Beach Yaw, Ivan Yerschov (Ershov), Helen Yorke, John Young, S.P.Judin, David Yuzhin, Natalia Yuzhina-Ermolenko

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are only a fragment, and some little mistakes are to find, but I want to keep his work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.  This file contains all singers beginning with letter Y. It has 4 sides and includes the discographies of: Ellen Beach Yaw, Ivan Yerschov (Ershov), Helen Yorke, John Young, S.P.Judin, David Yuzhin, Natalia Yuzhina-Ermolenko

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This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter J. It has 65 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Marius Jacobsen, Hermann Jadlowker, Karl Jörn, Joseph Josephi, Marcel Journet, Vilhelm Julinder

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter W. It has 97 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Ernst Wachter, Einar Waermö, Edith Walker, Ake Wallgren, Gustav Waschow, Henry Weber, Erika Wedekind, Friedrich Weidemann, Lucie Weidt, Lisa Weise, Paul Weiss, Mia Werber, Lotte Werkmeister, Clarence Whitehill, Walter Widdop, Evan Williams, Mizzi Wirth, Marcel Wittrisch, Carsten Woll, Paula Worm, Paolo Wulman.

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A Bibliography of Jazz Discographies - compiled by Pete Moon, edited by Barry Witherden, published 1969 (1st ed.) and 1972 (2nd ed.) by the British Institute of Jazz Studies. Most of the dates contained in the discographies listed are available in Brian Rust's "Jazz Records 1897-1942" and Jørgen Jepsen 's "Jazz Records 1942-1965", but some of these bio-discographies contain good additional information about personnel and biographies/histories of the performers. Scanned and uploaded for DinosaurDiscs.com

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter E. It has 67 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Florence Easton, Hubert Eisdell, Einar Ekberg, Arthur Endreze, Karl Erb, Violett Essex

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Discographies Download is a blog for people who really love STYLE music. Everyday we post new releases and our visitors can download it for free. If you like our project , the best support for us - becoming Premium. After this you can download STYLE music without any restrictions.  Our Website https://discographies-download.com/

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera .com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete and some (little) mistakes are to find, but I want to keep his work living and share it with everyone. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me This file contains all singers beginning with letter Z. It has 32 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Ivo ZACCARI, Desider ZADOR, Gerard ZALSMAN, Corrado ZAMBELLI, Maria ZAMBONI, Renato ZANELLI, Evgenia ZBRUJEVA, Giovanni ZENATELLO, Nicola ZEROLA, Benno ZIEGLER, Alessandro ZILLIANI, Friedrich ZOHSEL, Mizzi ZWERENZ.

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Challenges in the Discographies of Early Female Gramophone Singers Suresh Chandvankar, Society of Indian Record Collectors, India  =========================================== In the early period of Indian gramophone records, over one hundred female singers have recorded prolifically on shellac discs. Most famous celebrities during 1902-30 were - Gauhar Jan of Calcutta, Zohrabai Agrewali , Jankibai of Allahabad & Malkajan of Agra & Calcutta. Although they recorded mainly with the gramophone company, recordings on other smaller labels are also found. These are Nicole, Pathe , Singer, Sun & Ramagraph records. Gauhar , Janki , Malka were the common names of female singers in North India and usually associated with the name of the places they lived in. But not all the labels use these names indicating their identity with the place or town they belonged to. This adds to the confusion while compiling their discographies. Very few catalogs of that period are preserved by Indian collectors and archivists. Mr. Michael Kinnear from Australia has published discographies of these celebrities in the magazine - The Record News and also posted on his website. [https://bajakhana.com.au/] New evidences and research shows the need to update the data obtained so far. In this talk, I want to highlight some of the problems and difficulties in updating and re-publishing the existing discographies, with a special reference to the discography of Malkajan of Agra & Calcutta.

Challenges in the Discographies of Early Female Gramophone Singers Suresh Chandvankar, Society of Indian Record Collectors, India  =========================================== In the early period of Indian gramophone records, over one hundred female singers have recorded prolifically on shellac discs. Most famous celebrities during 1902-30 were - Gauhar Jan of Calcutta, Zohrabai Agrewali , Jankibai of Allahabad & Malkajan of Agra & Calcutta. Although they recorded mainly with the gramophone company, recordings on other smaller labels are also found. These are Nicole, Pathe , Singer, Sun & Ramagraph records. Gauhar , Janki , Malka were the common names of female singers in North India and usually associated with the name of the places they lived in. But not all the labels use these names indicating their identity with the place or town they belonged to. This adds to the confusion while compiling their discographies. Very few catalogs of that period are preserved by Indian collectors and archivists. Mr. Michael Kinnear from Australia has published discographies of these celebrities in the magazine - The Record News and also posted on his website. [https://bajakhana.com.au/] New evidences and research shows the need to update the data obtained so far. In this talk, I want to highlight some of the problems and difficulties in updating and re-publishing the existing discographies, with a special reference to the discography of Malkajan of Agra & Calcutta.

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This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter U. It has 10 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of:  Alarik Uggla, Emilie Ulrich, Umberto Urbano, Jaques Urlus, Viorica Ursuleac, Guido Uxa.

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This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter M. It has 277 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Florence Macbeth, Anna Madsen, Antonio Magini-Coletti, Josef Mann, Otakar Marak, Giovanni Martinelli, Fritzi Massary, Margarethe Matzenauer, John McCormack, Nellie Melba, Lauritz Melchior, Ottilie Metzger, Maria Michailowa, Lucien Muratore, Lula Myz-Gmeiner

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter C. It has 195 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Carlo Caffetto, Emma Calvé, Leon Campagnola, Enrico Caruso, Giovanni Cesarani, Rosalia Chalia, Fedor Chaliapine, Ferruccio Corradetti, Julia Culp.

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter L. It has 179 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Lise Landouzy, Hulda Lashanska, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Hipolito Lazaro, Frida Leider, Tiana Lemnitz, Torsten Lennartsson, Robert Leonhardt, Juan Luria

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter F. It has 119 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Geraldine Farrar, Eric Fenger, Kirsten Flagstad, Miguel Fleta, Grete Forst, Rene Fournets, Hedwig Francillo-Kaufmann, Lucien Fugere.

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living.  I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter V. It has 113 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Albert Vaguet, Allessandro Valente, Aline Vallandri, Ninon Vallin, Elisabeth van Endert, Jean-Emile Vanni-Marcoux, Elvino Ventura, Alice Verlet, Cezar Vezzani, Jean-Daniele Vigneau, Fritz Vogelstrom, Franz Völker, Hedwig von Debitzka, Eva von der Osten.

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work Living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter Sa to Sc. It has 153 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Erna Sack, Emilio Sagi-Barba, Salvatore Salvati, Mafalda Salvatini, Mario Sammarco, Axel Schiötz, Tito Schipa, Emil Schipper, Heinrich Schlusnus, Joseph Schmidt, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Lotte Schöne, Friedrich Schorr, Elisabeth Schumann, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Joseph Schwarz, Antonio Scotti.

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter D. It has 230 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Pierre d’Assy, Francesco Daddi, Jeanne Daffettye, Henri Dangès, Tudor Davies, Angela de Angelis, Nazzareno de Angelis, Alberto de Bassini, Giuseppe de Luca, Fernando de Lucia, Bernardo de Muro, Enzo de Muro Lomanto, Emmy Destinn, Adamo Didur, Marie Dietrich, Anni Dirkens, Hector Dufranne, Hans Duhan, Louis Dupouy.

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter G. It has 228 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Johanna Gadski, Amelita Galli-Curci, Elena Gerhardt, Josef Giampietro, Ferruccio Giannini, Beniamino Gigli, Aristodemo Giorgini, Alexander Girardi, John Gläser, Giuseppe Godono, Apollo Granforte, Louis Graveure, Andre Gresse, Herbert Ernst Groh, Wilhelm Grüning, Carl Günther, Mizzi Günther

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter Se to Sz. It has 169 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Oscar Seagle, Meta Seinemeyer, Johannes Sembach, Marcella Sembrich, Philla Siegmann-Wolff, Leo Slezak, Leonid Sobinov, Gabriel Soulacroix, August Svenson, Helena Szupp

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter H. It has 163 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Eduard Habich, Charles Hackett, Holger Hansen, Heinrich Hensel, Vilhelm Herold, Käthe Herwig, Emilie Herzog, Wilhelm Hesch, Max Hirzel, Joseph Hislop, Baptist Hoffmann, Lilli Hoffmann, Grete Holm, Richard Holm, Louise Homer, Hans Horsten, Giuseppina Huguet, Robert Hutt, Gerhard Hüsch

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter Ba to Bi. It has 157 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Ernesto Badini, Hipolyte Belhomme, Rudolf Berger, Theodor Bertram, Emmy Bettendorf, Leon Beyle, David Bispham

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work Living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter O. It has 45 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Maartje Offers, Martin Oehmann, Maria Olczewska, Sigrid Onegin, Polikarp Orlov

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me.   This file contains all singers beginning with letter Bj to By. It has 177 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Jussi Björling, Elsa Bland, Lilian Blauvelt, Michael Bohnen, Hermine Bosetti, Alexis Boyer, Karin Branzell, Oskar Braun, Suzanne Brohly.

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter N. It has 62 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of: Minnie Nast, Michael Nasta, Franz Naval, Alice Nielsen, Helge Nissen, Juste Nivette, Eide Norena, Jean Noté

This is the discographical heritage of Robert Johannesson from Sweden. He once ran the website www.78opera.com, which is offline since about 2017. He sold records and had compiled discographies of singers, who recorded on shellack. These were free for everyone to download. I do not know if he is still living (e-mails were no longer answered), but I know that his singer’s discographies are a valuable source for me when I want to define the age of a recording. Of course not everything is complete, some discographies are fragmentary and mistakes are possible, but I like to keep his lifelong work living. I offer the discographies for download without any changes just as I downloaded them in October 2016 and hope that they are usefull to other collectors as well as for me. This file contains all singers beginning with letter T. It has 153 sides and includes, among others, the discographies of:   Björn Talen, Amelia Telexis, Hans Tänzler, Anna Tariol-Baugé, Richard Tauber, Luisa Tetrazzini, Maggie Teyte, Georges Thill, Aage Thygesen, Lawrence Tibbett, Edmont Tirmont, Frank Titterton, Willy Tubiana  

collections of brand new discographies no favorite weapon included sadly

1Pirates of Penzance

By W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan

The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, and the two young people fall instantly in love. Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on 29 February, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday, and so he must serve for another 63 years. Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully. (Summary from Wikipedia)<br /><br /><strong>Cast</strong><br /> Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2506">Julie VW</a><br /> Frederic: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103">Karen Savage</a><br /> Pirate King: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4698">StephenC</a><br /> Samuel: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5717">Phil Chenevert</a><br /> Ruth: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6147">Liberty Stump</a><br /> Major-General Stanley: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2768">Kevin S. Mellis</a><br /> Mabel: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/83">Catherine Eastman</a><br /> Edith: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4323">BookAngel7</a><br /> Kate: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/123">Ezwa</a><br /> Isabel: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/77">JemmaBlythe</a><br /> Sergeant of Police: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5719">John Fricker</a><br /> Chorus:<ul><li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/66">Alex Foster</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4323">BookAngel7</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/83">Catherine Eastman</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/123">Ezwa</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6529">Fred DeBerardinis</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4812">Helen Song</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/21">Henry Frigon</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4811">Jane Smith</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/77">JemmaBlythe</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5719">John Fricker</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103">Karen Savage</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6147">Liberty Stump</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3994">Miriam Esther Goldman</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4698">StephenC</a><br /></li> <li><a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br /></li> </ul>

2Bab Ballads

By W. S. Gilbert

The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing the Bab Ballads, Gilbert developed his unique "topsy-turvy" style, where the humour was derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd. The Ballads also reveal Gilbert's cynical and satirical approach to humour. They became famous on their own, as well as being a source for plot elements, characters and songs that Gilbert would recycle in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The Bab Ballads take their name from Gilbert's childhood nickname, and he later began to sign his illustrations "Bab". (summary from Wikipedia)

3More Bab Ballads

By W. S. Gilbert

This is a subset of the second collection of Gilbert’s “Bab Ballads” – light verses poking fun at the life and people of his time in Gilbert’s unique “topsy-turvey” style. The epitaph on his memorial on the Victoria Embankment in London is “HIS FOE WAS FOLLY AND HIS WEAPON WIT”, an epitaph amply exemplified in these verses. (Summary by Graham Redman)

4Ghosts' High Noon

By W. S. Gilbert

LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of The Ghosts' High Noon by W. S. Gilbert. This was the Weekly Poetry HALLOWE'EN project for October 24th, 2010.

5Narrative of Sojourner Truth

By Olive Gilbert and Sojourner Truth

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the gripping autobiographical account of Sojourner Truths life as a slave in pre-Civil War New York State, and her eventual escape to Freedom. Since Sojourner could neither read or write, she dictated her story to Olive Gilbert after they met at a Women’s Rights rally. The Narrative was first published in 1850, and was widely distributed by the Abolitionist Movement. It was one of the catalysts for the rise of anti-slavery public opinion in the years leading up to the Civil War. Though Olive Gilbert's writing about Sojourner takes on a patronizing tone at times (a weakness of some Abolitionists), The Narrative of Sojourner Truth remains a moving and historic document, chronicling the struggles of African-Americans under slavery and the life of a truly remarkable woman. (Introduction by Marc Kockinos)

6King Arthur's Knights: The Tales Retold for Boys & Girls

By Henry Gilbert

This book is an attempt to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures. (Introduction by Henry Gilbert)

7O Hollow Hollow Hollow

By W. S. Gilbert

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of O Hollow Hollow Hollow by W.S. Gilbert. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 8, 2012.<br><br>Here is a poem by the "fleshly" poet, Bunthorne, from the opera Patience, by Gilbert and Sullivan. Who better to introduce it than the poet himself:<br><br>BUNTHORNE. It is a wild, weird, fleshy thing; yet very tender, very yearning, very precious. It is called, "Oh, Hollow! Hollow! Hollow!"<br>PATIENCE Is it a hunting song?<br>BUNTHORNE. A hunting song? No, it is not a hunting song. It is the wail of the poet's heart on discovering that everything is commonplace. To understand it, cling passionately to one another and think of faint lilies.<br><br>Bunthorne was considered to have been modelled on Oscar Wilde, but more recent research has suggested that this claim is not correct. ( Summary by Algy Pug )

The Mikado is the ninth of the 14 Gilbert and Sullivan musical collaborations. It opened in 1885, had the second longest run for any work of musical theatre of the time, and remains the most frequently performed Gilbert and Sullivan. It was adapted as a children's book by W. S. Gilbert entitled The Story of The Mikado, which was Gilbert's last literary work (and published posthumously). It is a retelling of The Mikado, with various changes to simplify language or make it more suitable for children.<br><br>This is that children's book. No singing or any of Sullivan's music, just Gilbert's witty words laid out - by him - in prose and poetry with amusing asides.<br><br>The Forward mentions some illustrations by Alice B. Woodward in the hard copy, and they are lovely. They can be seen by following the e-text link to the actual scanned book if you wish.<br><br>(Summary by Wikipedia and ToddHW)

9Disagreeable Man

By W. S. Gilbert

LibriVox volunteers bring you 26 recordings of The Disagreeable Man by Sir W. S. Gilbert. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 10, 2012.<br><br>The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing the Bab Ballads, Gilbert developed his unique "topsy-turvy" style, where the humour was derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd. The Ballads also reveal Gilbert's cynical and satirical approach to humour. They became famous on their own, as well as being a source for plot elements, characters and songs that Gilbert would recycle in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The Bab Ballads take their name from Gilbert's childhood nickname, and he later began to sign his illustrations "Bab".<br><br>Nothing else quite like the Ballads has ever been produced in the English language. They contain both satire and nonsense, as well as a great deal of utter absurdity. The Ballads were read aloud at private dinner-parties, public banquets and even in the House of Lords. The ballads have been much published, and there are even recordings of readings of some of them. ( Summary by Wikipedia )

H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened in London, England, on 25 May 1878 and ran for 571 performances, which was the second-longest run of any musical theatre piece up to that time. H.M.S. Pinafore was Gilbert and Sullivan's fourth operatic collaboration and their first international sensation. This is not that opera.<br><br>It was adapted as a children's book by W. S. Gilbert entitled The Story of HMS Pinafore, or The Pinafore Picture Book, and includes some lovely illustrations by Alice B. Woodward that can be seen by following the archive.org link to the actual scanned book if you wish. No singing or any of Sullivan's music, just Gilbert's witty words laid out - by him - in prose and poetry with amusing asides.<br><br>(Summary by Wikipedia and ToddHW)

Sweethearts is a comic play billed as a "dramatic contrast" in two acts by W. S. Gilbert. The play tells a sentimental and ironic story of the differing recollections of a man and a woman about their last meeting together before being separated and reunited after 30 years. (Summary by Wikipedia)<br /><br /><strong>Cast</strong><br />Harry Spreadbrow: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br />Jenny Northcott: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6544">Amanda Friday</a><br />Wilcox: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3657">Bellona Times</a><br />Ruth: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a><br />Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8466">Chris Cartwright</a><br /><br /><strong>Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett</strong>

12Mikado, Or The Town Of Titipu

By W. S. Gilbert

In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan’s music and the interpretation of actors, the consummate silliness of Gilbert’s libretto entertains. The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, where it ran at the Savoy Theatre for 672 performances, which was the second longest run for any work of musical theatre and one of the longest runs of any theatre piece up to that time. Before the end of 1885, it was estimated that, in Europe and America, at least 150 companies were producing the opera. The Mikado remains the most frequently performed Savoy Opera, and it is especially popular with amateur and school productions. The work has been translated into numerous languages and is one of the most frequently played musical theatre pieces in history. Setting the opera in Japan, an exotic locale far away from Britain, allowed Gilbert to satirise British politics and institutions more freely by disguising them as Japanese - Summary by Wikipedia and david wales

13H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor

By W. S. Gilbert

In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan’s music and the interpretation of actors, the consummate silliness of Gilbert’s libretto entertains. <br /><br /> H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened at the Opera Comique in London, England, on 25 May 1878 and ran for 571 performances, which was the second-longest run of any musical theatre piece up to that time. H.M.S. Pinafore was Gilbert and Sullivan's fourth operatic collaboration and their first international sensation.<br /><br /> The story takes place aboard the British ship HMS Pinafore. The captain's daughter, Josephine, is in love with a lower-class sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, although her father intends her to marry Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. She abides by her father's wishes at first, but Sir Joseph's advocacy of the equality of humankind encourages Ralph and Josephine to overturn conventional social order. They declare their love for each other and eventually plan to elope. The captain discovers this plan, but, as in many of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, a surprise disclosure changes things dramatically near the end of the story.<br /><br /> Drawing on several of his earlier "Bab Ballad" poems, Gilbert imbued this plot with mirth and silliness. The opera's humour focuses on love between members of different social classes and lampoons the British class system in general. Pinafore also pokes good-natured fun at patriotism, party politics, the Royal Navy, and the rise of unqualified people to positions of authority. The title of the piece comically applies the name of a garment for girls and women, a pinafore, to the fearsome symbol of a naval warship.<br /><br /> Pinafore's extraordinary popularity in Britain, America and elsewhere was followed by the similar success of a series of Gilbert and Sullivan works, including The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Their works, later known as the Savoy operas, dominated the musical stage on both sides of the Atlantic for more than a decade and continue to be performed today. The structure and style of these operas, particularly Pinafore, were much copied and contributed significantly to the development of modern musical theatre.<br /> - Summary by Wikipedia and david wales

14Pirates Of Penzance; Or The Slave Of Duty (Version 2)

By W. S. Gilbert

In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan’s music and the interpretation of actors, the consummate silliness of Gilbert’s libretto entertains. The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, and the two young people fall instantly in love. Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on 29 February, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday, and so he must serve for another 63 years. Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully. Pirates remains popular today, taking its place along with The Mikado and H.M.S. Pinafore as one of the most frequently played Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Penzance is a vacation and resort area at the western tip of Cornwall. A comparable modern title of the opera might be The Pirates of the Club Med. - Summary by Wikipedia and david wales

A comic operetta which is a satire on the themes of fashion and pretension and hero-worship. Bunthorne is a poet who pretends to be highly "idealised" in order to impress the ladies. They all worship him, except for Patience, the dairy maid, who is the only one he loves. However, his grand plan goes awry with the arrival of Grosvenor who is more idealised and more poetical then he is. The ladies all flock after Grosvenor instead, until Bunthorne curses him with poor fashion sense and stoutness! But will the curse bring Bunthorne his Patience? (Summary by Beth Thomas)<br><br> <b>Cast:</b><br> Reginald Bunthorne: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">Todd</a><br> Archibald Grosvenor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8164">Rob Board</a><br> Colonel Calverley: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9647">Joseph Tabler</a><br> Major Murgatroyd: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7848">bala</a><br> Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br> Patience: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4145">Patti Cunningham</a><br> The Lady Angela: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6544">Amanda Friday</a><br> The Lady Jane: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9123">Shakira Searle</a><br> The Lady Saphir: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7679">Libby Gohn</a><br> The Lady Ella: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8883">Lydia</a><br> Lady: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a><br> Dragoon: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9905">Hamlet</a><br> Narrator and Chorus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br><br> <b>Audio edited by <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">Todd</a> and <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8072">Kimberly Krause</a>

16Bab Ballads (version 2)

By W. S. Gilbert

The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing the Bab Ballads, Gilbert developed his unique "topsy-turvy" style, where the humor was derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd. The Ballads also reveal Gilbert's cynical and satirical approach to humor. They became famous on their own, as well as being a source for plot elements, characters and songs that Gilbert would recycle in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The Bab Ballads take their name from Gilbert's childhood nickname, and he later began to sign his illustrations "Bab".<br /><br /> Nothing else quite like the Ballads has ever been produced in the English language. They contain both satire and nonsense, as well as a great deal of utter absurdity. The Ballads were read aloud at private dinner-parties, public banquets and even in the House of Lords. Summary by Wikipedia and Phil Chenevert

17Iolanthe

By W. S. Gilbert

Iolanthe is a fairy banished from fairyland for the crime of marrying a mortal. Her half-fairy, half-human son Strephon is a fairy down to the waist, but his legs are human. He loves Phyllis, but she is courted by the whole House of Lords and the Lord High Chancellor himself! Strephon decides the only way to win his love is to go into Parliament, with the help of his mother and all his fairy aunts. None of them understand politics, but that doesn't matter. He will soon make some changes, starting with throwing the Peerage open to competitive examination! But how will Phyllis react when she catches Strephon with an impossibly young and very beautiful lady who he claims is his fairy mother? <br><br>This is a spoken "poetic" version of the libretto written by W. S. Gilbert, where a full cast of voices brings the sparkling wit of Gilbert to the fore, and will enhance understanding and appreciation of this comic light opera. (Summary by Beth Thomas) <br><br> Narrator/Phyllis: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Strephon: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9123">Shakira Searle</a><br> Queen of the Fairies: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10494">Jennifer Fournier</a><br> The Lord Chancellor: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9905">Hamlet</a><br> Iolanthe: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6548">Kristin Gjerløw</a><br> Celia: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8883">Lydia</a><br> Leila: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9442">Vanessa Cooley</a><br> Fleta: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9883">J. E. Vorble</a><br> Earl of Mountararat: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8164">Rob Board</a><br> Earl of Tolloller: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">Todd</a><br> Private Willis: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br> Chorus Fairies: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8677">K. Hand</a> and <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9881">Roohi Haq</a><br> Chorus Peers: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10396">John Burlinson</a> and <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br><br> Audio edited by <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6548">Kristin Gjerløw</a>

18Poetry Everywhere

By W. S. Gilbert

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas (known as the Savoy operas) produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado.<br /><br /> Gilbert also wrote the Bab Ballads, an extensive collection of light verse accompanied by his own comical drawings. His creative output included over 75 plays and libretti, numerous stories, poems, lyrics and various other comic and serious pieces. His plays and realistic style of stage direction inspired other dramatists, including Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. According to The Cambridge History of English and American Literature, Gilbert's "lyrical facility and his mastery of metre raised the poetical quality of comic opera to a position that it had never reached before and has not reached since" - Summary by Wikipedia

19Ballad: A Manager's Perplexities

By W. S. Gilbert

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas (known as the Savoy operas) produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan.<br /><br /> Gilbert also wrote the Bab Ballads, an extensive collection of light verse accompanied by his own comical drawings. His creative output included over 75 plays and libretti, numerous stories, poems, lyrics and various other comic and serious pieces. His plays and realistic style of stage direction inspired other dramatists, including Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. - Summary by Wikipedia

20Mikado, Or The Town of Titipu (version 2)

By W. S. Gilbert

In the town of Titipu, flirting is punishable by death on the command of the Mikado himself! But what happens when the Lord High Executioner is himself condemned to die? And what secret does the wandering minstrel Nanki-Poo hide, that the Mikado and his entire entourage come to witness his execution? <br><br>"The Mikado" premiered in 1885, when it broke all records for the longest-running musical. It remains arguably the most popular of the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Occasionally described as "English ladies with knitting needles in their hair", Gilbert disguised his criticism of British politics by the (ostensibly) Japanese setting. The universal themes of love and death have kept this opera in constant production for over 125 years.<br><br>The Mikado of Japan: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br>Nanki-Poo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br>Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12272">RussellEric</a><br>Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/167">Peter Yearsley</a><br>Pish-Tush: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br>Yum-Yum: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4174">Availle</a><br>Pitti-Sing: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br>Peep-Bo: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8886">Esther ben Simonides</a><br>Katisha: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11790">TJ Burns</a><br>Chorus: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9446">Adele de Pignerolles</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7079">Chuck Williamson</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11651">DrPGould</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7356">Rachel</a>, <br>Stage Directions read by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7510">Kathrine Engan</a><br><br><b>Audio Edited by:</b> <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11084">Devorah Allen</a><br><br> - Summary by Beth Thomas

21Usher's Charge

By W. S. Gilbert

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas (known as the Savoy operas) produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. In 1890, Gilbert produced Songs of a Savoyard, (the source of this Weekly Poem), a volume of sixty-nine detached lyrics from the Savoy Operas, each with a new title, and some of them slightly reworded to account for the changed context. - Summary by Wikipedia

22Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2)

By Olive Gilbert and Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrative, as told by Sojourner Truth to her friend Olive Gilbert, recounts to the best of her recollection what she and her family endured while they were the legal property of other human beings. These life experiences served as the catalysts for her becoming, in her later years, an outspoken abolutionist and women's rights activist. Her forgiving attitude toward those who once treated her and her loved ones with such cruelty is an example for all who would aspire to heal and move on from traumatizing life experiences. The voice of Olive Gilbert comes through in this narrative, and together, she and Sojourner Truth build a compelling case against slavery. - Summary by Holly Jenson

23Rebel Verses

By Bernard Gilbert

Mr. Bernard Gilbert is one of the discoveries of the War. For years, it seems, he has been writing poetry, but it is only recently that an inapprehensive country has awakened to the fact. Now he is taking his rightful place among our foremost singers. What William Barnes was to Dorset, what T. E. Brown was to the Manx people—this is Mr. Gilbert to the folk of his native county of Lincoln. He has interpreted their lives, their sorrows, their aspirations, with a surprising fidelity. Mr. Gilbert never loses his grip upon realities. One feels that he knows the men of whom he writes in their most intimate moods; knows, too, their defects, which he does not shrink from recording. There is little of the dreamy idealism of the South in the peasant people of Lincolnshire. The outwardly respectable chapel-goer who asks himself, in a moment of introspection<br> But why not have a good time here?<br> Why should the Devil have all the beer?<br> is true to type. But he has, too, his softer moods. Fidelity in friendship, courage, resource and perseverance—these are typical of the men of the Fens. - Summary by The New Witness, 1918