Opera excerpts sung by 16 sopranos who recorded during 1926-1953. Contains previously released material. Compact disc. Program notes in English ([2] p.) are inserted in the container. Recorded June 1926; April 1927; July 3, 1929; September 1932; March 20, 1933; July 1938; September 17, 1947; September 25, 1947; April 13, 1948; May 2, 1948; May 29, 1948; August 10, 1950; October 31, 1950; January 25, 1951; April 21, 1952; March 17, 1953. Maria Zamboni ; Rosetta Pampanini ; Toti dal Monte ; Gina Cigna ; Pia Tassinari ; Maria Caniglia ; Eleanor Steber ; Ljuba Welitsch ; Margherita Carosio ; Sara Scuderi ; Kirsten Flagstad ; Sena Jurinac ; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf ; Alda Noni ; Leonie Rysanek ; Joan Hammond ; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (3rd, 5th works) ; Orchestra del Teatro Reale, Roma (6th work) ; Philharmonia Orchestra (7th-8th, 11th-12th, 15th-16th works) ; London Symphony Orchestra (10th work) ; Vienna Philharmonic (13th work). Sung in Italian, German, English, and French.