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VERNON STILES (OTTUMWA, IOWA, 1880 – LOS ANGELES, 1947)
After serving as an Army captain in World War I he went to Paris, where studied singing with Marchesi. After returning to the United States, in 1900 he joined the Bostonians, a New York light opera company. Then he became a member of Henry Savage Opera Company. In 1907 he appeared at the Garden Theater in Kansas as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. In 1909 he made his debut at the Gratz Opera as Faust. The same year Vienna Opera engaged him to perform there for five season. At the Bayreuth Festival he appeared under Siegfried Wagner’s direction. Later he also sang at the Metropolitan Opera and with the Chicago Opera Company. In 1916 he gave a recital at the Carnegie Hall. He retired from the stage in 1924.
TRACKLIST
- A dream (Bartlett) Columbia A2264 47463
- At dawning (Cadman) Columbia 46954 A2150
- Because (d’Hardelot) Columbia A2150 47180
- Daddy (Behrend) Columbia A5980 49185
- Forgotten (Cowles) Columbia A5980 49172
- Freedom for all forever (Hilliam) with Columbia Stellar Quartette Columbia A2609 77897
- I’ll sing thee songs of araby (Clay) Columbia A6007 48885
- Ireland my sireland (Herbert) Columbia A2247 47479
- Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia with Rena Vivienne Columbia A5102 30161
- Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Dovunque al mondo with T. Richards Columbia A5101 30152
- Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Tu, tu, piccolo iddio with T. Richards and Rena Vivienne Columbia A5106 30160
- Sorter miss you (Smith) Columbia A2264 47462
- The Dear Little Shamrock (Cherry) Columbia A6007 48905
- The Irish have a great day tonight with Columbia Stellar Quartette (Herbert) Columbia A2247 47480
- The minstrel boy (Greenwald) Columbia A2435 77010
- The old refrain (Brandl) Columbia A5890 48887
- The sunshine of your smile (Ray) Columbia A5890 48886
- Then you’ll remember me (Balfe) Columbia A2435 77011
- We’ll never let the old flag fall (Kelly) with Columbia Stellar Quartette Columbia 77859
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