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ANNA CASE (CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, 29 OCTOBER, 1888 – NEW YORK CITY, 7 JANUARY, 1984)

 

 

 

 

Her teacher was Mme Ohrström-Renard in New York. She made her debut in 1909 with the ensemble of the Metropolitan Opera at the New Theatre in New York as comprimaria in ‘’Werther’’ of J. Massenet. At the Metropolitan Opera at first she took over small parts, until she sang in 1913 in the American première of ‘’Boris Godunov’’; the same year she also appeared in the American première of ‘’Rosenkavalier’’ as Sophie. Till 1915 she remained a member of the Metropolitan Opera; she sang in  the 1916-17 season and from 1919-20 once more there, but only in the Sunday Night Concerts. Since 1920 she was excluding concert soprano. She appeared not only in North America, but also in Europe. In 1929 she married to multimillionnaire and Clarence Mackay and withdrew from the music life.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1909 New York New Theatre

1909-1915 New York Metropolitan Opera

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Victor, New York 1913-04-16

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Du also bist mein Bräutigam (w. Gadski, Sparkes & Mattfeld) 88441 C13131

 

Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1912-1914

Rigoletto (Verdi) Caro nome BA 28190

Believe me if all those endearing young charms (Moore) BA 28108

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Althouse) BA 28197

 

Edison, New York 1913-1926

A perfect day (Jacobs Bond) 83084

a) Jean (Spross); b) Robin, robin, sing me a song (Spross) 83086

a) Mighty lak’ a rose (Nevin); b) Birth of morn (Leoni) 83073

a) To you (Rodenbeck); b) Song of the robin (Case) 82231

a) Will-o’-the-wisp (Spross); That’s the world in June (Spross) (p Spross) 83077

Annie Laurie (trad) Edison 83059 BA 28261

Beautiful Kahana (King) 82329

Beneath the summer skies (Geibel) 82338

Boats of mine (Miller) 82231

Bohème (Puccini) Valzer di Musetta 82073

Bonnie sweet Bessie (Gilbert) Edison 82099

Bye and bye, you will forget me (Huntley) (w. chorus) 82310

Carmen (Bizet) Parle-moi de ma mère (w. Errolle) 82560

Carry me back to old Virginny (Bland) 82191

Come where my love lies dreaming (Foster) 83078

Coming home (Willeby) 82559

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Doll song 83080

Cradle song 1915 (Kreisler) 83064

Cuckoo, shall I grow old (Abt) 82345

Dear land of home (Valmore) 82298

Dearie (Kummer) 82249

For all eternity (Mascheroni) 82345

Gallia (Gounod) Jérusalem 82302

Goodbye (Tosti) 82341

Goodbye, beloved, goodbye (Sampson) (w. male quartet) 82196

Hear how the sweet sound (J Strauss) 82315

Holy City (Gall) There are thy 80757

Home sweet home (Bishop) Edison 83064 BA 28270

How the gates came ajar (Eastburn) (w. male quartet) 82207

Indian dawn (Zamecnik-Roos) 82337

Ini au la oe (King) 82329

It is well with my soul (Bliss) (w. male quartet) 83085

L’amoureuse (Berger) 82295

Le beau rêve (Flégier) 82256

Le mal du pays (Le Beau) 82319

Lithuanian song (Chopin) 83086

Little boy blue (Nevin) 83073

Louise (Charpentier) Depuis le jour 80119

Love is the wind (Macfadhen) Little green leaves (Spross) 82271

Love lifted me (Smith) (w. male quartet) 82237

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Mad scene 82136

Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Verranno a te (w. Errolle) 80758

Messiah (Händel) Rejoice greatly 80757

Mireille (Gounod) Mon coeur ne peut changer Edison 83080 PA 29024

Mocking bird (Winner) 82341

My laddie (Thayer) 82081

Na lei o Hawaii (King) 82328

Night of love (B. G. De Sylva and Larry Spier) 80872

No night there (Danks) 82237

Nuit d’étoiles (Debussy) 82256

Oh mother, my love (Farley) 82209

Old folks at home (Foster) Edison 83059 BA 28260

Open the gate of your heart (White-Owen) 82338

Open thy blue eyes (Massenet) 82315

Our paradise (Morét) 82302

Perle du Brésil (David) Charmant oiseau 80120

Perle du Brésil (David) Charmant oiseau 82078

Printemps (Stern) 82319

Puritani (Bellini) Qui la voce 83087

Rigoletto (Verdi) E il sol dell’anima (w. Case) 80758

Rose-Marie (Friml) Indian love call 82337

Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov) Song of India 82088

Semele (Händel) O sleep, why dost thou leave me 83087

Somewhere a voice is calling (Tate) 8308

Song of Thanksgiving (Allitsen) 82262

Sonnambula (Bellini) Ah, non credea mirarti 82076

Star-spangled Banner (Key) (w. chorus) Edison 83071

Sweet lei lehua (Kalakaua) 82328

Synnoves vise (Kjerulf) 83077

The valley of laughter (Sanderson) 82295

Theodora (Händel) Angels ever bright and fair 83078

Twilight dreams (Solomon-Baum) 82310

Vagabond King (Friml) Only a rose 80872

Villanelle (dell’Acqua) 82298

Will you come back to me (Bassett) 82271

 

Columbia, USA 1929-1930

A perfect day (Jacobs-Bond) 2386-D W150564-2 Columbia, USA 1930-06-03

Alleluja (Mozart) 2274-D W148501-2 Columbia, USA 1929-05-10

Atalanta (Händel) Care selve 2274-D W150128-8 Columbia, USA 1930-05-11

Bendemeer’s stream (Gatty-Moore) 2480-D W150566-3 Columbia, USA 1930-06-03

Doreen (McGee) 1952-D W148186 Columbia, USA 1929-05-10

Floridante (Händel) Amor commanda Columbia 2213-D W150129

Just a-wearyin’ for you (Jacobs-Bond) Columbia 2386-D W150565

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) In quelle trine morbide 2213-D W150130 Columbia, USA 1930-05-11

Mignon (Thomas) Connais-tu le pays 50111-D W98607 Columbia, USA 1928-11-16

My laddie (Thayer) Columbia 176-M W147428 Columbia, USA 1930-06-13

My mother bids me bind my hair (Haydn) Columbia, USA 1930-07-08

My pretty Jane (Bishop) 176-M W147150 Columbia, USA 1928-11-12

Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Non so più, cosa son 50153-D W98649-6 Columbia, USA 1929-05-16

Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov) Song of India 2359-D W150591-2 Columbia, USA 1930-06-13

Semele (Händel) O sleep, why dost thou leave me 50111-D W98606 Columbia, USA 1928-11-16

The lass with the delicate air (Arne) 2341-D W150598-6 Columbia, USA 1930-07-08

The little red lark (Irish air, arr Fisher) 1952-D W148185-2 Columbia, USA 1929-04-05

The night wind (Field-Farley) 2359-D W150592-2 Columbia, USA 1930-06-13

Theodora (Händel) Angels ever bright and fair 50153-D W98659-2 Columbia, USA 1929-05-10

Would God I were the tender apple blossom (arr Fisher) 2480-D W150567-1 Columbia, USA 1930-06-03