Ejs: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings: The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-1971

by William J. Collins and William Shaman

Between 1956 and 1981, Edward J. Smith issued three series of private long-playing recordings devoted almost entirely to historical operatic performance. Smith's first series, The Golden Age of Opera, appeared between 1956 and 1971, and its contents are catalogued here for the first time. Notorious for their lack of accurate documentation, the LPs have remained a source of great frustration to collectors and historians. This volume presents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313278687
• ISBN13: 9780313278686
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 864 Pages
• Weight: 2.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"