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Rosa Ponselle
p, 1897-1981 US, Meriden, Connecticut
Singer of Classical
A.k.a. Rosa Ponzillo
Rosa Ponselle (January 22, 1897 – May 25, 1981), was an American operatic soprano with a large, opulent voice. She sang mainly at the New York Metropolitan Opera and is generally considered by music critics to have been one of the greatest sopranos of the past 100 years.
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Tosca: Vissi d'arte (Recorded 1919) on Ponselle Vol. 2 by Rosa Ponselle, Romano Romani & Rosario Bourdon Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo (Recorded 1919) on Ponselle Vol. 2 by Rosa Ponselle, Romano Romani & Rosario Bourdon Ave Maria on The Ave Maria Album by Various Artists Tristesse eternelle (Arr. Of Chopin's Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3) on Ponselle, Rosa: American Recordings by Rosa Ponselle Il Trovatore: D'amor sull' ali rosee (Recorded 1918) on Ponselle Vol. 2 by Rosa Ponselle, Romano Romani & Rosario Bourdon Verdi : Aida - Oh Patria Mia on NKB SP Selection No. 14, Great Singer 1 by Enrico Caruso La forza del destino: La Vergine degli Angeli (Recorded 1918) on Ponselle Vol. 2 by Rosa Ponselle, Romano Romani & Rosario Bourdon La Vestale, Act II: O nume tutelar on PONSELLE, Rosa: American Recordings, Vol. 3 by Rosa Ponselle Star vicino on Ponselle, Rosa: American Recordings by Rosa Ponselle Elégie (Recorded 1926) on Ponselle Vol. 2 by Rosa Ponselle, Romano Romani & Rosario BourdonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ave Maria (Hail, Mary) | Rosa Ponselle | 2011 | Album |
| American Recordings 1923 - 1929, Volume 2 | Rosa Ponselle | 2007 | Compil. |
| American Recordings 1923 - 1929, Volume 3 | Rosa Ponselle | 2007 | Compil. |
| American Recordings 1923 - 1929, Volume 1 | Rosa Ponselle | 2006 | Compil. |
| Sings Verdi : The 1918 - 1928 Recordings | Giuseppe Verdi, Rosa Ponselle | 2002 | Compil. |
| On The Air Volume 2 | Rosa Ponselle | 2000 | Album |
| La Traviata | Giuseppe Verdi - Rosa Ponselle, Frederick Jagel, Lawrence Tibbett, Metropolitan Opera Chorus And The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Ettore Panizza | 1998 | Album |
| Rosa Ponselle 1897-1981 - Volume 3 | Rosa Ponselle | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Best From Her Acoustic Recordings | Rosa Ponselle | 1995 | Compil. |
| The Victor Recordings (1926-29) | Rosa Ponselle | 1994 | Compil. |
| The Victor Recordings (1923-25) | Rosa Ponselle | 1993 | Compil. |
| Rosa Ponselle | Rosa Ponselle | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Columbia Acoustics Recordings | Rosa Ponselle | 1992 | Compil. |
| Rosa Ponselle | Rosa Ponselle | 1989 | Album |
| Ponselle | Rosa Ponselle | 1989 | Compil. |
| Verdi-Bellini-Myerbeer-Poncielli | Rosa Ponselle | 1989 | Album |
| Rosa Ponselle | Rosa Ponselle | 1986 | Compil. |
| Carmen (1936 Live Performance) | Georges Bizet, Rosa Ponselle, René Maison, Ezio Pinza, Hilda Burke, Louis Hasselmans | 1985 | Album |
| Recorded 1923-1929 | Rosa Ponselle | 1980 | Compil. |
| Rosa Ponselle | Rosa Ponselle | 1976 | Compil. |
| Golden Age "Il Trovatore" | Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli, Ezio Pinza, Giulio Setti | 1972 | Album |
| Rosa Ponselle Sings Verdi | Rosa Ponselle Sings Giuseppe Verdi | 1972 | Compil. |
| Rosa Ponselle Volume II | Rosa Ponselle | 1971 | Compil. |
| Rosa Ponselle As Norma And Other Famous Heroines | Rosa Ponselle | 1970 | Compil. |
| Unforgettable Voices Sing Italian Opera | Enrico Caruso, Lily Pons, Rosa Ponselle, Emmy Destinn, Zinka Milanov, Tito Schipa, Sigrid Onegin, Margarete Matzenauer, Giuseppe De Luca, Johanna Gadski, Pasquale Amato, Florence Quartararo, Ramón Vinay | 1969 | Compil. |
| La Voce E L'Arte Di Rosa Ponselle: Incisioni 1923-1929 | Rosa Ponselle | 1969 | Compil. |
| "By Request" 6 Arias - 5 Songs | Rosa Ponselle | 1959 | Album |
| Rosa Ponselle In Song | Rosa Ponselle | 1957 | Album |
| The Art Of Rosa Ponselle | Rosa Ponselle | 1957 | Compil. |
| Rosa Ponselle Sings Today | Rosa Ponselle | 1955 | Album |
| Les Duos Célèbres | Enrico Caruso, Antonio Scotti, Geraldine Farrar, Lucrezia Bori, John McCormack, Titta Ruffo, Beniamino Gigli, Marion Telva, Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli | 1953 | Compil. |
| Songs My Mother Taught Me / Since First I Met Thee | Rosa Ponselle | 1940 | Album |
| Miserere D'un'Alma Gia Vigina / La Vergine Degli Angeli | Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli, Giulio Setti, Giuseppe Verdi | 1929 | Album |
| Norma - Mira Norma | Rosa Ponselle - Marion Telva | 1929 | Album |
| Forza Del Destino - Finale | Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli, Ezio Pinza, Giuseppe Verdi | 1928 | Album |
| Aïda-O Terra Addio | Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli | 1927 | Album |
| La Fatal Pietra / Morir! Sì Pura E Bella! | Rosa Ponselle - Giovanni Martinelli, Giuseppe Verdi | 1926 | Album |
| Aïda - O Terra Addio (Act 4) | Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli, Giuseppe Verdi | 1926 | Album |
| Carry Me Back To Old Virginny / Old Folks At Home | Rosa Ponselle | 1926 | Album |
| The Rosary / A Perfect Day | Rosa Ponselle | 1925 | Album |
| Ave Maria / Salce! Salce! | Rosa Ponselle | 1924 | Album |
| William Tell "Selva Opaca" (Wild Shady Wood) Act II | Rosa Ponselle | 1923 | Album |
| O Sole Mio (My Sunshine) | Rosa Ponselle And Carmela Ponselle | 1922 | Album |
| La Forza Del Destino "Pace, Pace Mio Dio" | Rosa Ponselle | 1921 | Album |
| Aida "O Terra Addio" | Rosa Ponselle, Charles Hackett | 1920 | Album |
| La Gioconda Suicidio! Questi Fieri Momenti | Rosa Ponselle | 1920 | Album |
| Tosca - Vissi D'Arte E D'Amore | Rosa Ponselle - Giacomo Puccini | 1919 | Album |
| Cavalleria Rusticana "Voi La Sapete, O Mama" | Rosa Ponselle | 1919 | Album |
| Barcarolle | Rosa Ponselle And Carmela Ponselle | 1919 | Album |
| Madama Butterfly - "Un Bel Di Vedremo" | Rosa Ponselle | 1919 | Album |
| Whispering Hope | Rosa Ponselle And Barbara Maurel | 1919 | Album |
| Aida: Oh Patria Mia | Rosa Ponselle | 1919 | Album |
| Abide With Me | Rosa Ponselle And Barbara Maurel | 1919 | Album |
| The Golden Age of Opera - Rosa Ponselle in English Songs (1925; 1934-37) | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| The Golden Age of Opera - Rosa Ponselle in Opera (1934-37) | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Traviata (January 5, 1935) | Rosa Ponselle, Lawrence Tibbett, Frederick Jagel, Elda Vettori, Philine Falco, Angelo Bada, Alfredo Gandolfi, Millo Picco, Paolo Ananian, Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York And Chorus Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York, Ettore Panizza, Geraldine Farrar | Album | |
| Madama Butterfly - "Un Bel Di Vedremo" / Forza Del Destino | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| The Golden Age of Opera - Rosa Ponselle in Songs by French, German, Italian and Spanish Composers (1925; 1934-37) | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Carry Me Back To Old Virginny / My Old Kentucky Home | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Rosa Ponselle In Arias And Duets | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Casta Diva (Queen Of Heaven) | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Comin' Thro The Rye | Rosa Ponselle And Carmela Ponselle | Album | |
| The Incomparable Ponselle Volume 3 | Rosa Ponselle | Compil. | |
| Cradle Song / Lullaby | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Values | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Ave Maria / Elegie | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Ten Sopranos / Ten Arias | Licia Albanese / Lucrezia Bori / Victoria De Los Angeles / Kirsten Flagstad / Amelita Galli-Curci / Lotte Lehmann / Zinka Milanov / Rosa Ponselle / Elisabeth Rethberg / Helen Traubel | Compil. | |
| Ponselle Sings Verdi: A Treasury Of Immortal Performances | Rosa Ponselle | Single | |
| Volume III | Rosa Ponselle | Compil. | |
| Sorpano Assoluto | Rosa Ponselle | Compil. | |
| A Treasury of Immortal Performances: Aida of Yesterday | Beniamino Gigli, Elisabeth Rethberg, Giovanni Martinelli, Ezio Pinza, Rosa Ponselle, Johanna Gadski, Pasquale Amato, Louise Homer, Enrico Caruso | Compil. | |
| Norma - Aida | Rosa Ponselle, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini | Album | |
| Great Voices Of The Century | Rosa Ponselle | Compil. | |
| Verdi Aida | Ezio Pinza, Rosa Ponselle | Single | |
| Manon Lescaut, "In Quelle Trine Morbide" (In These Soft Silken Curtains) | Rosa Ponselle | Single | |
| Forza Del Destino - Pace, Pace Mio Dio / Ernani - Ernani Involami | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Rosa Ponselle in Opera and Song | Rosa Ponselle | Album | |
| Miserere / La Vergine Degli Angeli | Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli, Ezio Pinza | Album |
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