Guide to the Mario Ancona Collection
Andrea Castillo
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Guide to the Mario Ancona Collection
Collection number: ARS-0012
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Andrea Castillo
- Date Completed:
- July 2006
- Encoded by:
- Ray Heigemeir
©2006 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Mario Ancona Collection
Dates: 1792-1974
Collection number: ARS-0012
Creator:
Giacomo Ancona
Collection Size:
8 linear feet
Repository:
Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California 94305-3076
Abstract: The Mario Ancona collection (8 linear feet; 17 boxes) includes photographs, memorabilia, sound recordings and miscellaneous
documents related to the baritone's career, and to the performing arts and artists around the turn of the 20th century.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Italian
Access
Collection is open for research. Listening appointments may require 24 hours notice. Contact the Archive Operations Manager.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Preferred Citation
Mario Ancona Collection, ARS-0012. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biography / Administrative History
The baritone Mario Ancona was born in Livorno, Italy on February 28, 1860. After finishing a business career he studied voice
with Maestro Matteini in his native city, and later with Giuseppe Cima in Milan. He made his debut as an amateur singer in
the Concerto Maglioni, in 1880. Ancona's earliest recorded opera appearance was in 1889 with the Triest opera company, singing
the role of Scindia in Massenet's Le Roi de Lahore. Shortly after he sang another Massenet opera, Le Cid, in Milan's La Scala
(1890), and two years later he created Silvio in Leoncavallo's Paglicacci. For many years he appeared as a regular artist
at London's Covent Garden Opera where he was held in very high esteem. He sang as a guest artist in Cairo, Lisbon, Madrid,
Paris, Warsaw, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Chicago, Boston and various cities in South America. From 1906-08 he was engaged with
the Manhattan Opera House where he was particularly successful in his role of Don Giovanni. He was much admired on stage for
his elegant deportment, and his beautiful and expressive voice, particularly in the high register. His repertory included
Verdi (Germont, Rigoletto, Amonasro, Iago and Don Carlos in Ernani), Puccini (Lescaut and Marcello), Mascagni (Alfio and David
in L'amico Fritz), Mozart (Don Giovanni and Figaro), Wagner (Wolfram, Telrammund and Hans Sachs), and several French roles
such as Nevers, Escamillo and Valentin. After retiring in 1916 Mario Ancona devoted himself to teaching voice. He died in
Florence on February 23, 1931.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Mario Ancona collection was created by his son Giacomo Ancona. It was mainly organized in scrapbooks, some bound, others
with loose leaves boxed together. The materials gathered range from as early as 1792 with an Ancona family document, to as
late as the 1970s with Giacomo Ancona's correspondence. The primary languages represented are Italian and English. Of particular
interest are the three oversize portfolios entitled 1. Mario Ancona, 2. Musical Artists and 3. Royalty, Composers, Conductors,
Comedians, Virtuosi, Famous People, and Students which contain photographs and documents mounted on poster board. The selection
of photographs ranges from autographed portraits of opera singers and composers to members of royalty. Further items include
original art work, concert and opera announcements, and honorary documents. Beyond the scrapbooks and portfolios are two volumes
of autographed vocal scores entitled Romanze; opera publications; discographies and musical recordings which include 5 reel
to reel tapes, 19 non-commercial discs, 17 commercial discs and 2 damaged cylinders.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in ten series: 1. Scrapbooks. 2. Portfolios containing mounted photographs on poster board. 3.
Mementos of the Ancona family. 4. Opera materials. 5. Publications. 6. Acknowledgements. 7. Discographies. 8. Scores. 9. Sound
recordings. 10. Miscellaneous.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Ancona, Mario,1860-1931.
Baritones (Singers)
Musicians--Portraits.
Opera--19th century.
Opera--20th century.
Separated Material
Filed separately is the Giacomo Ancona correspondence documenting the searches for materials pertaining to his father.
Box 1, Folder 1
The Times. Court CircularJuly 17, 1893
Box 1, Folder 1
Program. London
Scope and Content Note
Era Lucia, a poem from the Romanza. Written on the verso of a concert program.
Box 1, Folder 2
Windsor Castle. Libretto. Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz July 15, 1893
Box 1, Folder 2
Letter from Giuseppe Cima, maestro di M.A. to Mario Ancona. Milan Jan. 22, 1892
Box 1, Folder 3
"State performance at Windsor Castle. Mascagni's Operas."July 17, 1893
Box 1, Folder 3
Letter from Maestro Vittorio Maria VanzoFeb. 8, 1890
Box 1, Folder 4
Windsor Castle. Program booklet. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust May 19, 1894
Box 1, Folder 4
Letter from Maestro Emilio Usiglio to Mario AnconaNov. 22, 1888
Box 1, Folder 5
The Times. Court Circular. Windsor CastleMay 21, 1894
Box 1, Folder 5
Letter from Maestro Enrico Bevignani to Mario AnconaNov. 22, 1888
Box 1, Folder 6
Program. Buckingham PalaceJuly 9, 1894
Box 1, Folder 6
Letter from Maestro Charles Halle to Mario AnconaJune 26, 1896
Box 1, Folder 7
Program. Windsor Castle. Cowen, Frederic H. (Frederic Hymen), Sir, 1852-1935. Signa July 17, 1894
Box 1, Folder 7
Letter from Henry Russell, impresarioSept. 14, 1893
Box 1, Folder 8
The Times. Court Circular. Windsor CastleJuly 19, 1894
Box 1, Folder 8
Two letters from Ruggero Leoncavallo to Mario Ancona
Box 1, Folder 9
Windsor Castle. Libretto. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen July 16, 1895
Box 1, Folder 9
Letter from Ruggero Leoncavallo to Mario AnconaApril 30
Box 1, Folder 10
The Times. Court Circular. Windsor CastleJuly 18, 1895
Box 1, Folder 10
Two Letters from Ruggero Leoncavallo to Mario Ancona
Box 1, Folder 11
Program. Buckingham PalaceJune 22, 1896
Box 1, Folder 11
Two Letters from Ruggero Leoncavallo to Mario Ancona
Box 1, Folder 12
Program. Buckingham PalaceMay 28, 1897
Box 1, Folder 12
Two Letters from Ruggero Leoncavallo to Mario AnconaNov. 7, 1901
Box 1, Folder 13
Program. Buckingham PalaceJuly 1, 1898
Box 1, Folder 13
Letter from Ruggero Leoncavallo to Mario AnconaMay 20, 1893
Box 1, Folder 14
Program. Buckingham PalaceJune 2, 1899
Box 1, Folder 14
Letter from Ruggero Leoncavallo to Mario Ancona
Box 1, Folder 15
The Times. Court Circular. Windsor CastleJuly 6, 1899
Box 1, Folder 15
Letter from Charles V. Stanford, composerJuly 25, 1893
Box 1, Folder 16
Letter from Mario Ancona to Mr. Vert (letter of recommendation)May 25, 1905
Box 1, Folder 16
Letter from Jules MassenetMarch 18, 1898
Box 1, Folder 17
Thinking of you! Poems dedicated to Emma Dec. 20, 1880
Physical Description: Blue Notebook.
Scope and Content Note
Handwritten love poems in Italian
Box 1, Folder 17
Two letters from composer Alfred Keil to Mario AnconaMarch 28, 1899 and Feb. 28, 1904
Box 1, Folder 18
Program. Buckingham PalaceJuly 2, 1900
Box 1, Folder 18
Three letters from Cecile Chaminade to Mario AnconaJan. 12, ? and Jan. 10, 1896
Box 1, Folder 19
Three letters from G. d' Hardelot, Arthur Sullivan and Herman Bemberg to Mario Anconano date ; June 27, ? ; no date
Box 1, Folder 20
Two letters from Umberto Giordano and Giacomo Puccini to Mario AnconaJanuary 1898
Box 1, Folder 21
Three letters from Luigi Denza and F. P. Tosti to Mario Ancona March 1, 1890 ; May 14, ? ; June 24, ?
Box 1, Folder 22
Three letters from Eleonora de Cisneros, Irma Monti de Baldini and Fernando de Lucia to Mario AnconaDec. 1910 ; no date ; Aug. 7, 1893
Box 1, Folder 23
Three letters from composers Luigi Mancinelli and Frederic H. Cowen to Mario AnconaSept. 9, 1894 ; Oct. 26, 1894 ; May 17, ?
Box 1, Folder 24
Three letters from composer Richard Barthelemy and impresario H. Higgins to Mario AnconaApril 16, 1925 ; May 25, 1893
Box 1, Folder 25
Three letters from sopranos Emma Calve, Adelina Patti and Nellie Melba to Mario Anconano date ; May 29, 1905 ; no date
Box 1, Folder 26
Eight letters from tenor Jean de Rezke to Mario AnconaJan. 15, 1901 ; Apr. 5, 1900 ; Feb. 5, 1902 ; Mar. 11, 1903 ; April 24, 1903 ; Apr. 16, 1910 ; Feb. 6, 1922 ; Feb. 21, 1922
;
Box 1, Folder 27
Letter from Lady Gladys de Grey to Mario Ancona
Scope and Content Note
"Covent Garden's protectoress. Sister in law of Higgins."
Box 1, Folder 28
Two letters from painter Madeleine Le Maire and impresario Henri Russell to Mario Anconano date ; June 30, 1905
Box 1, Folder 29
Two letters from painter Vittorio Corcos to Mario Anconano date ; Mar. 11, 1916
Box 1, Folder 30
Three letters from author Matilde Derao and Prince Frederik of Prussia to Mario AnconaMar. 1, 1902 ; Feb. 28, 1902 ; July 12, 1920
Box 1, Folder 31
Letter from pianist Enrico Rossi to Mario AnconaJan. 14, 1931
Box 1, Folder 32
Announcement of Mario Ancona's death, Radio Milan. Lisa SergioFeb. 23, 1931
Box 1, Folder 33
Two letters from Sophie, Queen of Greece and Guido, Viscout Modrone, president of the Leonardo da Vincino date ; May 2, 1931 [?]
Box 1, Folder 34
Letter from Senator Alessandro ChiapelliFebr. [?] 23, 1931
Box 1, Folder 35
Letter from the painter Vittorio Corcos to Mario Ancona
Box 1, Folder 36
Four letters from author Ugo Oietti, painters Ulvi Liegi and Oscar Ghiglia, comedian and Sebastiano Lopez to Giacomo Ancona1931
Scope and Content Note
Condolences
Box 2, Folder 1
The Pathéphone
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 2
Société des Microphonographes Bettini
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 3
Société des Microphonographes Bettini
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 4
A true Mirror of Sound. Bettini Microphonograph
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 6
Historical Records. Bettini: Sembrich Cylinder and Three CatalogsOct. 1, 1965
Box 2, Folder 7
Victor Red Seal Records
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 8
New Victor Records ; Victor Grand Opera Records March, May 1907
Physical Description: booklets
Box 2, Folder 9
A True Mirror of Sound. Bettini
Physical Description: booklets
Box 2, Folder 10
RCA Victor Record ReviewDec. 1946
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 11
New Victor Record CatalogueJuly 1909
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 12
List of Red Seal Records. Victor Talking Machine CompanyJan. 1925
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 13
Edison RecordsJuly 1908
Physical Description: booklet
Box 2, Folder 14
RCA Victor announcement of Heritage Series
Physical Description: leaflet
Box 2, Folder 15
Belcanto Disc Catalogue ; Stars of the Metropolitan
Physical Description: leaflets
Box 2, Folder 16
C.R.S. Historical Records
Physical Description: leaflet
Box 2, Folder 17
Bettini Microphonograph and Records ;
Physical Description: June 1898
Box 2, Folder 17
Bettini Microphonograph and Records ; Record Collector ; Top Artists PlattersJune 1898; Sept 1965
Physical Description: booklets and leaflet
Box 2, Folder 18
Connoisseurs' Record Club Bulletin #3
Box 2, Folder 19
Famous Records of the Past ; Rococo Records 1964
Physical Description: leaflets
Box 2, Folder 20
Rococo Records. First ReleasesMarch 1964
Box 2, Folder 21
Royal Opera Covent Garden. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde June 30, 1896
Box 2, Folder 22
Royal Opera Covent Garden, announcement.June, 1896
Box 2, Folder 23
Royal Opera Covent Garden, announcement. Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Norma June 24, 1899
Box 2, Folder 24
Royal Opera Covent Garden, announcement. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni June 23, 1899
Box 2, Folder 25
Program. Stafford HouseJune 26, 1901
Box 2, Folder 26
Royal Opera Covent Garden, announcement. De Lara, Isidore, 1858-1935. Messaline. July 8, 1901
Box 2, Folder 27
Royal Opera Covent Garden, announcement. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Lohengrin June 27, 1899
Box 2, Folder 28
Royal Opera Covent Garden, announcement. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Fidelio June 1, 1899
Box 2, Folder 29
Card with artists' namesJuly 12, 1901
Box 2, Folder 30
Crafton Galleries. Concert programJuly 12, 1894
Box 2, Folder 31
12. Berkeley Square. Program ; Seamore Place. Program.July 6, ? ; June 7, 1893
Box 2, Folder 32
Programs: 7 Cadogan Place, S.W. ; Mr. Bagby's Musical Mornings1894-1906
Box 2, Folder 33
Four visiting cards1893-94
Box 2, Folder 38
Invitation by the Princess Letitia di SavoiaMarch 21, 1915
Box 3, Folder 1
New Metropolitan Opera House. Four Sunday Night Concert Programs.1894-95
Box 3, Folder 2
Vaudeville Entertainment. Round the operas in twenty minutes ; Passing Show1894-
Box 3, Folder 3
Three Metropolitan Opera House announcements1895; 1896
Box 3, Folder 4
Souvenir Opera Season 1893-94, New York.
Physical Description: booklet
Box 3, Folder 5
Grand Opera program. Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci April 3, 1894
Box 3, Folder 6
Libretto. Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci (annotated)
Box 3, Folder 7
Libretto. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust
Box 3, Folder 8
Program. American Academy of Music. PhiladelphiaDec. 4, 1894
Box 3, Folder 9
Letter of appreciation by The Cunard Steam Company ; Program. In aid of seamen's charities April 29, 1896
Scope and Content Note
Concert given by the artists of the Royal Italian Opera, London and the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
Box 3, Folder 10
Program for the Real Theatro de S. Carlos.Dec. 22, 1897
Box 3, Folder 11
Program for the Real Theatro de S. Carlos.1904-1905
Box 3, Folder 12
Program for the Real Theatro de S. Carlos.1908-1909
Box 3, Folder 13
Eight announcements: Manhattan Opera House 1906 - 1908
Box 3, Folder 14
Program. Teatro de la Opera. Buenos Aires.1902
Box 3, Folder 15
Program. Teatro de la Opera. Buenos Aires.1902
Box 3, Folder 16
Program. Boston Opera House1913-14
Box 3, Folder 17
Program. Théatre des Champs-Elysées1914
Box 3, Folder 18
Program. Boston of Opera House. Season of Grand Opera1913-14
Box 3, Folder 19
Announcement: Boston Opera House. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto Dec. 29, 1913
Box 3, Folder 20
Five visiting cards ; Coupon for Amateur Comedy Club
Box 3, Folder 21
Grand Opera Season. Chicago. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni Jan. 19, 1916
Box 3, Folder 22
Program. Real Theatro S. Carlos1908-1909
Box 3, Folder 24
Six Metropolitan Opera House1894-96
Box 3, Folder 25
Announcement: Manhattan Opera 1908
Box 4, Folder 1
Two programsJune 21 and 22, 1899
Box 4, Folder 1
Two letters from Royal House of Portugal Feb. 28, 1904 ; Feb. 11, 1898
Box 4, Folder 2
Two programs: Carlton House Terrace ; Duddley HouseJuly 23, 1895 ; June 27, 1895
Box 4, Folder 2
Stafford House FêteJune 26, 1901
Physical Description: booklet
Box 4, Folder 3
Two programs July 19, 1899 ; June 30, 1899
Box 4, Folder 3
Program: Madame Rejane's Season, London1905
Box 4, Folder 4
Two programs: Charity concert ; Carlton House TerrceAug. 28, 1900 ; July 11, 1900
Box 4, Folder 4
Niagara in Summer and Winter (autographed)March 16, 1896
Physical Description: booklet
Box 4, Folder 5
Two programs: Harewood House ; Scenes from Opera ComiqueJuly 10, and 8, 1901
Box 4, Folder 5
Pen and ink drawing with dedicationJuly 27, 1895
Box 4, Folder 6
Program: Grand Naval & Military Concert in Aid of Service CharitiesJuly 6, 1901
Box 4, Folder 6
Program: Song Recitals. Chickering HallJan. 2, 1896
Box 4, Folder 7
Program: Mr. Landon Ronald's Annual Grand Morning ConcertJuly 5, 1904
Box 4, Folder 7
Correspondence: Casa Reale d' Inghliterra, four items1893 -1894
Box 4, Folder 8
Two programs: Real Paço d'AjudaMarch 22, 1905
Box 4, Folder 8
Correspondence: Ferruccio Busoni1907
Box 4, Folder 9
Two programs: Cadogan Place ; Carlton House Terrace July 14, and 15, 1905
Box 4, Folder 9
Correspondence: Harold Bauer1907
Box 4, Folder 10
Two programs: Five O' Clock du FigaroMarch 27, 1906
Box 4, Folder 10
Correspondence: Giuseppe Buonamici1907
Box 4, Folder 10
Correspondence: Giuseppe Buonamici1907
Box 4, Folder 11
Programs: Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia ; Photograph of M. AnconaMarch 25, 1907
Box 4, Folder 11
Correspondence: Pietro MascagniMay 30, 1934
Box 4, Folder 12
Program: Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen - New York. Schnelldampfer, Kaiser Wilhelm II.April 5, 1908
Box 4, Folder 12
Correspondence: Pietro MascagniOct. 12, 1934
Box 4, Folder 13
Acknowledgement: To Mario Ancona distinguished vocal artist performing in maestro G. Verdi's opera Othello. Florence 1913
Box 4, Folder 13
Program: Théatre Sarah-Bernhardt. L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia May 30, 1908
Box 4, Folder 14
Announcement: Irish Club Concert.May 21, 1914
Box 4, Folder 14
Program: Windsor Castle. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana July 15, 1893
Box 4, Folder 15
Program: Irish Club Concert.May 21, 1914
Box 4, Folder 16
Two programs: Soirée Artistique, Paris. Société Italienne "La Polenta" ; Liverpool Philharmonic Society April 8, and Oct. 23, 1906
Box 5
Artistic Memories (Ricordi Artistici)
Physical Description: Bound, hard covers, green with gold decorations. 9 1/2" by 13 1/2. Treated by preservation May, 2002
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 1
Two watercolors and four sepia photographs of: Mario M. Ancona's mother, Annetta Gallichi Ancona and Dr. Giacomo Ancona, Mario's
uncle.
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 2
Sketch of Mario Ancona painted by Schizzo G. Sanctis, London1897
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 3
Concert announcement: Romanzas recital. Real Theatro de S. Carlos, LisbonFeb.20, 1899
Physical Description: Poster. Art by Raphael Bordallo Pinneiro
Scope and Content Note
Maestro Ancona, voice and Maestro Campanini, piano
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 4
Four Sketches
Scope and Content Note
Two watercolors with dedications by Caramba, costume desinger ; pencil drawing, Ancona's portrait signed by Albert Lubert,
N. Y (probably 1895-96) ; Caricature of M. Ancona by G. Viafora from the collection of Manhattan Opera House artists.
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 5
M. Ancona in opera roles: three sepia photographs
Scope and Content Note
Two photographs of Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Florence 1910 ; One photograph of Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 6
M. Ancona in opera roles: one sepia photograph
Scope and Content Note
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Edgar
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 7
M. Ancona in opera roles: two sepia photographs
Scope and Content Note
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello ; Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886. Gioconda
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 8
M. Ancona in opera roles: two sepia photographs
Scope and Content Note
Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886. Gioconda ; Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. Huguenots
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 9
M. Ancona in opera roles: two sepia photographs
Scope and Content Note
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Roi de Lahore. Trieste
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 10
M. Ancona portrait: sepia photographOct. 21, 1910
Scope and Content Note
With dedication: "For you dearest soul. With great affection. Mario". Florence
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 11
M. Ancona portraits: two photographs, New York
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 12
M. Ancona portraits: pencil drawings
Scope and Content Note
Signed Enrico Caruso, New York, 1907 ; Naguenet, 1916
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 13
M. Ancona caricature: ink drawing
Scope and Content Note
Signed by Carlo Bonafedi, Florence
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 14
M. Ancona caricatures: three ink drawings
Scope and Content Note
Signed by Scarselli, Florence ; two ink drawings, artist unknown: M. Ancona singing and M. Ancona with Zelie de Lussan. London,
1901
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 15
Six photographs
Scope and Content Note
Upper row: M. Ancona, Luigi Mancinelli, de Lucia ; only M. Ancona is identified ; Jean de Reszke, Edouard de Reszke and M.
Ancona ; Lower row: M. Ancona, Mimi Bevignani, Enrico Bevignani, Plancon ; Photograph by Francesco Manconi. A. Franchetti,
M. Ancona, Giacomo Puccini ; M. Ancona, Bassi, ?
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 16
Two photographs
Scope and Content Note
Upper: "Fall 1891. Author and writers of Fritz, together with the commission of organizers for the performance." Mascagni,
Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz Lower: Reference to Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana in photograph. Dedication:
"A memento to the dear girl Dora Lita Ancona. Livorno, Aug. 14, 1902 (year and signature illegible)." Stagno, Mascagni, Mugnone,
Bellincioni, Ancona
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 17
M. Ancona in opera roles: two photographs
Scope and Content Note
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Florence, 1913 ; Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. New York
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 18
Three photographs
Scope and Content Note
Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz. Cremonini and Ancona. Faenza, 1891 ; Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana.
Bellincioni and Stagno ; In Montecatini: Begnani, Ancona
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 19
Three photographs
Scope and Content Note
Keil, Alfredo, 1850-1907. Serrana. Lisbon ; Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz. Cremonini and Ancona. Faenza ; Wagner,
Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. New York
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 20
Four photographs: M. Ancona portraits
Scope and Content Note
Photographs taken in Florence, New York, London and Warsaw
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 21
Two photographs: M. Ancona portraits
Scope and Content Note
Photographs taken in Rome by Bettini ; with dedication to "Maria Pia Levi, from a sincere friend, Mario Ancona."
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 22
Two photographs: group in front of winter landscape
Scope and Content Note
Mario Ancona, Emma Calvé, Albert Lubert, Ile Lubert, Frances Saville, Maurice de Vries
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 23
Two photographs: group in front of winter landscape
Scope and Content Note
Mario Ancona, Emma Calvé, Albert Lubert, Ile Lubert, Frances Saville, Maurice de Vries
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 24
Oil painting
Scope and Content Note
Male figure identified as Marcello, referring possibly to the character in Alfredo Keil's opera Serrana.
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 25
Three group photographs
Scope and Content Note
Aboard the ship Crownprince Wilhelm, Bremen. Only three people identified: Charles Dalmores, Amadeo Bassi, Mario Ancona ;
in train station, USA tour ; group in urban setting
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 26
Two honorary documents
Physical Description: March 4, 1902 and March 9, 1905
Scope and Content Note
From his Majesty Emanuelle III, Mario Ancona is appointed Knight of the Crown of Italy
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 27
Two honorary documents
Physical Description: Jan. 27, 1898 ; March 17, 1904
Scope and Content Note
From the King of Portugal, Mario Ancona is appointed Knight of the order Sao Thiago.
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 28
One honorary document
Physical Description: March 9, 1919
Scope and Content Note
Florence. Military recognition for providing information to the families of militaries.
Oversize Box 13, Leaf 29
Nine Photographs: In opera roles.
Scope and Content Note
Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931 ; Ancona, Mario ; De Lucia, Fernando, 1860-1925
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 1
Three photographs: Bellincioni, Gemma, 1864-1950 1890 ; 1900 ; 1902
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 2
Two photographs: Nethersole, Olga, 1870-1951 and Nielsen, Alice, 1876-1943
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 3
Four photographs: Butt, Clara, Dame, 1872-1936 and Arnoldson, Sigrid, 1861-1943
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 4
Two photographs: Saville, Frances, 1862-1935 and Lussan, Zélie de, 1861-1949 1896 ; 1897
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 5
Four photographs: Calvé, Emma, 1858-1942 1893 ; 1894
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 6
Three photographs: Calvé, Emma, 1858-1942 1896
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 7
Three photographs: Calvé, Emma, 1858-1942 1894 ; 1896
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 8
Two photographs: Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931 1894
Physical Description: photographs have faded greatly
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 9
Three photographs: Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931 1893 ; 1895
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 10
Five photographs: Abbott Bettini, Daisy ; Mantelli, Eugenia, 1860-1926 ; Borghi, Adele ; Mendioroz, Valentina ; Palloni, M.
A.
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 11
Three photographs: Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919 ; Cavalieri, Lina, 1874-1944 ; Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931 1905 ; 1907 ; 1894
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 12
Two photographs: Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919 1893
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 13
Five photographs: Joran, Pauline ; Engle, Mary ; Wyns, Charlotte1896 ; 1926
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 14
Four photographs: Eldee, Lilian ; Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914 ; Farneti, Maria, 1878-1955 ; Eames, Emma, 1865-1952 1899 ; 1891 (?)
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 15
Two photographs: Neilson, Julia, b. 1868 ; Elliott, Maxine, 1868-1940
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 16
Four photographs: illegible name ; Glasu, Lulu ; Nethersole, Olga, 1870-1951 ; Glasu, Lulu
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 17
Two photographs: Monteith, Florence
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 18
Five photographs: Stern, Adaina ; Risler, Greta ; Sanderson, Lili ; Hill Lucile
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 19
Three photographs: Brema, Marie ; Anderson, Leona ; Carlyon, Nita
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 20
Five photographs: Stagno Bellincioni, Bianca, 1888- ; Farneti, Maria, 1878-1955 ; Pezzati, Renata ; Farneti, Maria, 1878-1955
; Tetrazzini Campanini, Eva
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 21
Five photographs: Reid, Margaret ; Beeth, Lola ; illegible names
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 22
Four photographs: Monti Baldini, Irma ; Ferrani, Cesira, 1863-1943 ; Guerrini, Olimpia ; Trisolini Repetto, Elvira
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 23
Three photographs: Bianchini Cappelli, Elena ; Wagner, Alfonsina ; Barrientos, Maria, 1883-1946.
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 24
Six photographs: Heller, Mira ; Hirsch, Ester ; Clark, Hilda ; Guilbert, Ivette ; Aubrey, Lilly
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 25
Six photographs: Chotkowska, Ladislas ; Krusceniski, Salomea, 1872-1952 ; Bogescko, Marie (sp?) ; illegible names ; Shakosky,
Febea
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 26
Two photographs: De Cisneros, Eleonora ; Pacini, Regina, 1871-1965
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 27
Two photographs: Mazzoleni, Ester, 1883-1982 ; D'Alvarez, Marguerite, 1886-1953
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 28
Four photographs: Giachetti, Rina ; Baldisseri, Nerina ; Nethersole, Olga, 1870-1951 ; von Reibnitz, Lily
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 29
Two photographs: Darclée, Hariclea, 1860-1939 ; Farrar, Geraldine, 1882-1967
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 30
Two photographs: Beriza, Margherita ; Cavalieri, Lina, 1874-1944
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 31
Five photographs: Arimondi, Antonio ; Ercolani, Remo ; Broglio, Luigi ; Cima, Giuseppe ; Arimondi, Vittorio, 1861-1928
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 32
Four photographs: Tamagno, Francesco, 1850-1905 ; Stagno, Roberto, 1848-1897 ; De Lucia, Fernando, 1860-1925
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 33
Three photographs: Maurel, Victor, 1848-1923
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 34
Two photographs: Maurel, Victor, 1848-1923
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 35
Four photographs: De Reszke, Edouard, 1853-1917 ; De Reszke, Jean, 1850-1925
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 36
Five photographs: Lubert, Albert ; De Reszke, Edouard, 1853-1917 ; Alvarez, Albert, 1861-1933 ;
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 37
Two photographs: Daubigné, Tom ; Plançon, Pol, 1854-1914
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 38
Two photographs: Cremonini, Giuseppe
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 39
Five photographs: Clay Barnaber, Henry ; Guardabassi, Mario ; La Puma, Giuseppe ; Novacchi, Ottavio ; Farkóa, Maurice, 1867-1916
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 40
Four photographs: Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921 ; Schipa, Tito, 1889-1965 ; Anselmi, Giuseppe, 1876-1929
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 41
Two photographs: Vanni-Marcoux, 1877-1962 ; Dalmorès, Charles, 1871-1939
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 42
Two photographs: Dalmorès, Charles, 1871-1939
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 14, Leaf 43
Two photographs: Vignas, Francesco, 1863-1933 ; Muratore, Lucien, 1878-1954
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 1
Two photographs. Group ; Isabella di Borbone, Countess of Girgenti
Scope and Content Note
With dedications In the group:Tittoni Bice, Sonia; Traverso, Antonia; Ancona, Mario; S.A.R. la Duchessa; Aosta, Letizia di;
Tormasa-Tittoni, S.E. (sp)
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 2
One photograph:Carlos de Branganca, King of Portugal1898
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 3
Two photographs: Amélie de Braganca, Queen of Portugal ; Luiz de Braganca, heir to the throne of Portugal
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 4
Two photographs: Manuel de Braganca, the last King of Portugal ; Manuel de Besa, Duke
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 5
Three photographs: Luigi di Savoia, Duke of the Abruzzi ; Victoria Melita, Grand Duchess of Russia ; Letizia di Savoia Napoleone,
Duchess of Aosta
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 6
Two photographs: Louis Philippe Robert, Duke of Orléans
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 7
Two photographs: Keil, Alfredo, 1850-1907 ; Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 8
Three photographs: Rotoli, Augusto, 1847-1904
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 9
Four photographs: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 10
Three photographs: Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 ; D' Hardelot, Guy ; Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 11
Three photographs: Sullivan, Arthur, Sir, 1842-1900 ; Ronald, Landon, Sir, 1873-1938 ; Barthelemy, Richard
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 12
Two photographs: Campanini, Cleofonte ; group photograph: Bevignani, Enrico Modesto, 1841-1903 ; Randegger, Alberto, 1832-1911
; Mancinelli, Luigi, 1848-1921.
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 13
Two photographs: Mancinelli, Luigi, 1848-1921
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 14
Six photographs: Mancinelli, Luigi, 1848-1921 ; Bimboni, Alberto, 1882-1960 ; Seidl, Anton, 1850-1898 ; Cumini, ? ; Marinuzzi,
Gino ; Campanini, Cleofonte
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 15
Three photographs: Di Lorenzo, Tina, 1872-1930 ; Leigheb, Teresina ; Leigheb, Claudio, 1848-1903
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 16
Three photographs: Coquelin, Constant, 1841-1909 ; Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905 ; Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 17
Two photographs: Réjane, 1856-1920
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 18
Five photographs: Marteau, Henry ; Wolf, Johannes, 1869-1947 ; Ciompi, Giorgio ; Huberman, Bronislaw ; Holman, Joseph
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 19
Five photographs: Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919 ; Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 20
Two photographs: Ysaÿe, Eugène, 1858-1931 ; Pugno, Raoul, 1852-1914.
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 21
Two photographs: Greco, Agesilao ; Pini, Eugenio
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 22
Three photographs: Mazzantini, Luis, 1856-1936
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 23
Two photographs: Ceccherini, Sante ; Colautti, Arturo, 1851-1913
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 24
Two photographs: Rothschild, Alfred Charles de ; Grey, Gladys de;
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 25
Two photographs: Woog, Raymond ; Pinheiro, M. Gustavo Bordallo (Manoel Gustavo Bordallo)
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 26
Two photographs: Corcos, Vittorio, 1859-1933
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 27
One photograph: Lessona, Carlo, 1863-1919.
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 28
Four photographs: Cornaglia, E. ; Carrère, Jean, b. 1868 ; Massue, Nicholas ; Wood, Helen
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 29
Three photographs: Hemphill, Melvin ; Haupt, ? ; Vannucci, ?
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 30
Two photographs: D' Ornelli, Vittoria ; Hobart, Julia
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 15, Leaf 31
Seven photographs: Toshiho, Sehiya
Scope and Content Note
With dedications
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 1
Florence, School of Medicine: medical doctor degree conferred to Moisé Vita Ancona di Raffaello April 26, 1792
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 1
Document and Etching by Max Pollack in memory of Monroe Emanuel DeutschOct. 21, 1955 (death date)
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 2
Rome, nominating Giacomo Ancona Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy ; Turin, nominating, Giacomo Ancona Commander of
the Order of the Crown of ItalyNov. 29, 1872 ; Oct. 2, 1877
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 2
Etching by Max Pollack of Judge M. C. Sloss
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 3
From the Tunis Kingdom Giacomo Ancona is nominated Commander of the Order of Niscian Iftikhar; Florence, the State Ministry
nominates Giacomo Ancona Knight of the Order of Saints Maurizio and LazzaroMarch 18, 1871 ; Feb. 7, 1868
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 4
From the University of Pisa, medical doctor degree conferred to Giacomo AnconaJune 3, 1883
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 5
Livorno, Dr. Giacomo Ancona is nominated member of L'Accademia Labronica Nov. 9, 1852
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 6
Florence, Institute of Higher Education: medical doctor degree conferred to Giacomo AnconaDec. 9, 1912
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 7
Pisa University, law degree conferred to Raoul AnconaMarch 27, 1915
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 8
Rome, War Ministry documents (two) in honor of silver medals conferred to Raoul AnconaMarch 10, 1917 ; Nov. 18, 1916
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 9
Rome, War Ministry document in memory of the Lieutenant Raoul AnconaJuly 24, 1922
Oversize Box 8, Leaf 10
Giacomo Ancona is nominated member of the Malta Medical Society Sept. 12, 1849
Box 8
Faenza. Teatro Comunale. Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz Dec. 1, 1894
Box 8, Folder 1
New York. Metropolitan Opera House. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro Jan. 31, 1883
Box 8, Folder 1
The Madison Square Garden Concert Hall. A concert and tea.Feb.11, 1895
Box 8, Folder 1
Theater contracts from 1890-1913
Box 8, Folder 1
Teatro de S. Carlos and Teatro Colón
Box 8, Folder 2
London. Windsor Castle. Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz July, 15, 1893
Box 8, Folder 2
The Foreign Press Association Benevolent Fund. St. James Theater.June 27, 1905
Box 8, Folder 3
London. Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Roméo et Juliette July 4, 1893
Box 8, Folder 3
Paris. Festival MozartMarch, 1906
Box 8, Folder 4
Faenza. Teatro Comunale. Windsor Castle. Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Amico Fritz Dec. 1, 1894
Box 8, Folder 4
Paris. Savoy Hotel. Grand ConcertJan. 24, 1911
Box 8, Folder 5
New York. Metropolitan Opera House. Gala NightFeb. 15, 1894
Box 8, Folder 5
Jardins de l' ambassade d' Italie. Fete de Charite May 30, 1914
Box 8, Folder 6
London. Royal Opera, Covent Garden1896
Box 8, Folder 6
Libretto. Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci
Box 8, Folder 7
London. Royal Opera, Covent Garden1896
Box 8, Folder 8
London. Royal Opera, Covent Garden1897
Box 8, Folder 9
London. 45 Pont Street, SW. ConcertJuly 3, 1898
Box 8, Folder 10
London. Windsor Castle, Royal Opera House. Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856. Chalet ; Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci
July 4, 1899
Box 8, Folder 11
London. Royal Opera, Covent Garden1899
Box 8, Folder 12
London. Royal Opera, Covent Garden1899
Box 8, Folder 13
London. Royal Opera, Covent Garden1901
Box 8, Folder 14
London. Royal Opera, Covent Garden1908
Box 9, Folder 1
Strand Musical MagazineJuly, 1897
Box 9, Folder 2
Strand Musical MagazineSept. 1897
Box 9, Folder 3
Mustraçao PortuguezaMarch 29, 1909
Box 9, Folder 4
La grande stagione lirica primaverile del 1913March 1913
Box 9, Folder 5
Libvrni Civitas. Rassegna di attività municipale a cura del comune di Livorno1929
Box 9, Folder 6
Bonaventura, Arnaldo. Musicisti Livornesi1930
Box 9, Folder 8
Hurst, P. G. Age of Jean de Reszke1958
Box 9, Folder 9
Musica d' oggi. Ressegna di vita e di cultura musicale. Dec. 10, 1960
Box 9, Folder 11
Hobbies. The magazine for collectorsOct. 1972
Box 9, Folder 12
Opera NewsJanuary 18, 1975
Box 9, Folder 13
Opera News
Physical Description: Dec.31, 1960
Box 9, Folder 15
Newspaper clipping. La Tribuna : Il Tannhäuser al CostanziApril 11, 1900
Box 9, Folder 16
Newspaper clipping. La Tribuna : La terza giornata di GuglielmoMay 5, 1903
Box 4, Folder 1
Documents of Appreciation 1890-1901 ; Letters 1891-1911
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement of Documents by Giacomo Ancona
Box 10, Set 1
Record Collector. July 1964 - July 1974
Box 10, Set 1
Discography created by Giacomo Ancona
Physical Description: Binder in handmade casing (white and red)
Box 10, Set 2
Discography created by Giacomo Ancona
Physical Description: Binder in handmade casing (white and red)
Box 10, Set 3
Discography created by Giacomo Ancona
Physical Description: Two binders in one handmade casing (white and green)
Box 6, Volume 1
Bound scores with dedications and autographs
Physical Description: Bound, hard covers, green with leather spine and corners. 14 1/2" by 11"
Scope and Content Note
Allisten, Frances. Chant de Grace. (New York : Boosey & Co.) ; Unto thy heart (London : E. Ascherberg & Co.) -- Bimboni, Alberto,
1882-1960. Serenata. (manuscript) -- Baldacci, Giovanna Bruna. Alba. (Padua : G. Zanibon) -- Barthelemy, Richard. Coeur Fidele.
(Monte Carlo : D. Philippi) ; Délicieusement (manuscript) ; Je t'aime. (manuscript) ; Je t'aime. (Paris : G. Gross) ; Serenamenthe.
(Paris : G. Gross) ; Sulla Bocca Amorosa. (Paris : G. Gross) -- Bemberg, H. (Herman), 1859-1931. Memoria. (Paris : L. Gregh)
-- Billi, Vincenzo, 1869-1938. Canto Notturno. Melodia (Milano : G. Ricordi & Co.) ; Un Ramo di Rosa (Milano : G. Ricordi
& Co.) -- Bimboni, Alberto. Romanza (manuscript) ; Notte serena (manuscript) ; Only a rose (New York : G. Ricordi & Co. c1912)
-- Bimboni, Olinto. Moriró Cosí. (Florence : G. Venturini) -- Bonamici, E. Ad Espero! (Milan : F. Lucca -- Bimboni, Oreste.
Prayer. (New York : Leighton & Co.) -- Borghen (?). Stornello popolare Toscano (sp?) (manuscript) -- Brogi, Renato, 1873-1924.
Aubade. (Paris : E. Gallet) ; Romance. (Paris : E. Gallet) ; Les Trois Oiseaux. (Paris : E. Gallet) ; Mentre tu canti. (Perugia
: G. Ceccherini & Co.) ; Volontario. (Florence : A. Forlivesi & C. c1915) ; Ne l'attesa d'amore (manuscript) ; L'ho amata
tanto (manuscript) ; Romanza (manuscript) ; In riva al mare (manuscript) ; Ritrosa (Milan : Carisch & Jänichen c.1911) ; Prima
notte (Florence : G. Ceccherini & C.) -- Buonamici, Giuseppe, 1846-1914. Ama.. sperá...credi.. e n'avanza! (Florence : C.
Brattie & Co.) -- Carobbi, Carlo. O giovinetta pia. (Florence : G. Venturini) -- Chaminade, Cécile, 1857-1944. Mélodies. (Paris
: Enoch Frères & Costallat) -- Cohen, Maurice. Chansons orientales. (Paris : A.O'Kelly) ; Stelele. (Leipzig : Engelmann &
Mühlberg) -- Rey Colaço, Alexandre, 1854-1928. Cante Flamenco. (Lisbon : Sassetti & Ca.) ; Trovas. (Leipzig : C. G. Röder)
; Cançao do berço. (Leipzig : C. G. Röder) -- Cordara, Carlo. Memorie. (Florence : Brizzi e Niccolai) ; Pater Noster della
Tentazione di Gesù. (Florence : A. Forlivesi & C.) -- Corsi, Cesare. Stella. (Florence : G. Venturini) ; Carità. (Florence
: G. Venturini) ; Stornelli e baci. (Florence : G. Venturini) -- Hardelot, Guy d', 1858-1936. All for you. (Cincinnati : John
Church Co. c.1899) ; Fermière. (Paris : Léon Grus) : Say Yes! (London : A. Ascherberg & Co. c1895) ; Tristesse. (New York
: G. Schirmer) -- Del Valle de Paz, Edgardo, 1861-1920. Notturno. (Florence : Nuova Musica c1900) -- Denza, Luigi. Occhi
di fata. (Milan : G. Ricordi & Co.) ; Povera Rosa. (Milan : G. Ricordi & Co.) -- Seismit-Doda, A. Tempo passato perchè non
ritorni! (manuscript) ; Just for my Sweetheart's Sake (New York : Theatrical Music Supply Co. c1904) ; You are the only one.
(New York : The Harmony Music Co. c1906) -- Georges, Alexandre, 1850-1938. Chansons de Miarka. (Paris : Enoch & Cie) -- Graziani-Walter,
Carlo. Preguiera di S. M. la Regina. (Florence : Al Mondo Musicale c1900) -- Keil, A. Lilia. (Paris : Choudens Père &Fils)
; Ressemblance. (Paris : Choudens Père & Fils) -- Lachaume, Aimé. Cocorico. (Paris : Enoch & Cie. c1904) ; Un Baiser. (Paris
: Enoch & Cie. c1903) -- Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Ruit Hora. (manuscript) -- Lèvi, Edgardo. In the moonlight. A Slumber
Song. (London : G. Ricordi & Co.) ; Tua Stella! (Florence : G. Venturini) ; M'hanno detto in cielo i Cherubini. (manuscript)
; Nuvole Vespertine. (Florence : G. Venturini) ; Signora Pia. (Florence : G. Venturini) ; Serenata di un moro. (Florence :
G. Venturini) -- Litta, Paolo, 1871-1931. Morte di Cleopatra. (Vienna : Universal Edition A. G. c1914) -- Liuzzi, Fernando,
1884-1940. Di Notte. (Florence : A. Forlivesi & C. c1920) ; Tre piccoli canti popolari. (Florence : A. Forlivesi & C. c1922)
-- Orsini, Giuseppe. Dear heart. (Parma : G. P. Orsini c1907) -- Oswald, Henry. Ofelia. (Florence : G. Venturini) -- Paolini,
Paolo, 1941-. Chanson. (manuscript) ; Forse. (manuscript) ; Romanza. (manuscript) ; Tre Melodie. (Florence : G. Venturini)
-- Perrone, Carlos. Invito. (Florence : A. Forlivesi & C. c.1908) -- Pignalosa, Luigi. Profumo! (Milan : Stabilimento Musicale
Allessandro Pigna) -- Pizzi, Emilio, 1861-1940. Awake and heed. (manuscript) -- Post, Fred A. Chanson du Pêcheur. (Milan :
Edition Ricordi) ; L'Hiver (London : B. Mocatta & Co.) ; Poète, prends ton luth (Paris : Léon Grus) -- Pratesi, Giuseppe.
Quando. (Milan : Stabilimento Musicale F. Lucca) -- Quaranta, Francesco. L' ultimo canto di Akmet. (Milan : G. Ricordi) --
Rotoli, Augusto, 1847-1904. My bride shall be my flag. (Boston : Oliver Ditson & Co.) -- Sarti, Alberto. Chaînes. (Lisbon
: Lambertini) -- Sekiya, Toshiko, 1904-1941. Ombrello. (Tokyo : Tipikal Gakufu) -- Seppel?, A. [illegible] Perchè partir.
(manuscript) -- Sinigaglia, Leone, 1868-1944. Tre Romanze. (Milan : G. Ricordi & C. c1902) -- Sparapani, Senatore. Satana.
(Florence : G. Venturini) -- Toselli, Enrico, 1883-1926. Cantate de Bettine. (Florence : Al Mondo Musicale c1900) ; L'Enfant.
(Florence : Al Mondo Musicale c1900) ; A labbra bugiarde. (Florence : Al Mondo Musicale c1900) ; Primavera dell'Emigrato.
(Florence : Narciso Baldini c1924) -- Thomas, J. R. (James Rodney). Beautiful Isle of the Sea. (New York : W.M.A. Pond & Co.
c1893) -- Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Baciami! (Milan : G. Ricordi & C. c1911) -- Trémisot, Edouard. L'Auréole.
(Paris : Enoch et Cie c1913) -- Vanni, Vincenzo. Non guardarmi così. (Milan : G. Ricordi & C.) -- Vannuccini, Luigi. Visione.
(Milan : G. Ricordi & C.) ; Invito. (Milan : G. Ricordi & C.) -- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Don Carlos. C'est mon jour
(Milan : R. Stabilimento Musicale Ricordi) -- von Hammer, Marie. Gondolied. (New York : W.M.A. Pond & Co. c1895)
Box 7, Volume 2
Songs dedicated to Mario Ancona
Physical Description: Bound, hard covers, green with leather spine and corners. 14 1/2" by 11"
Scope and Content Note
Bevignani, Enrico Modesto, 1841-1903. Two songs. (Cincinnati : The John Church Co. c1896) -- Bimboni, Alberto, 1882-1960.
Primo album di liriche. (Florence : A. Forlivesi & C. c1911) -- Brogi, Renato, 1873-1924. Sei Melodie per Canto. (Florence
: Bratti & Co.) ; Romanza. (Milan : G. Ricordi & C.) -- Cajani, Alberto. Campanaio. (Florence : A. Forlivesi & C.) -- Chaminade,
Cécile, 1857-1944. Ode to Bacchus. (London : Enoch & Sons c1899) ; Couplets Bachiques. (Paris : Enoch & Cie c1896) ; Espoir.
(Paris : Enoch & Cie c1895) -- Denza, Luigi. Votre Voix. (Milan : G. Ricordi & C.) ; Rêve d' Amour. (Milan : G. Ricordi &
C. c1898) -- Hardelot, Guy d', 1858-1936. Avec toi. (Paris : Léon Grus c1896) -- Lèvi, Edgardo. Sembrava un Angelo! (Florence
: G. Venturini) -- Modona, Gino. Cavalcata di Mefistofele. (Florence : Nuova Musica c1903) -- Paolini, P. Chanson. (Florence
: G. Ceccherini & Cnie c.1902) -- Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Greyswood. (Milan : G. Ricordi & C.) ; Mattinata.
(London : G. Ricordi & Co. c1897) ; Zitta! (Milan : G. Ricordi & C.) -- Quaranta, Francesco, 1848-1897. È Morta! (Milan :
G. Ricordi & C.) ; Morrò se il vuoi! (Milan : G. Ricordi & C.) -- Seismit-Doda, A. Tempo passato, perchè non ritorni? (New
York : G. Schirmer c1908) -- Tirindelli, P. A. (Pier Adolfo), 1858-1937. Inno alla mia donna. (Triest : Carlo Schmidl c1901)
-- Bimboni, Alberto, 1882-1960. Ricordo. (manuscript) -- Cordara, Carlo. Impressioni Giapponesi. (manuscript) ; A se stesso.
(manuscript) ; Madrigale. (manuscript) ; Pioggia di stelle. C-- Modona, Gino. Cavalcata di Mefistofele. (manuscript) -- Pratesi,
Giuseppe. Cornamusa. (manuscript)
Box 8, Disc 12
Re di Lahore. O' casto fior and Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Di Provenza il mar
Physical Description: disc: 78 rpm, shellac; 13 3/4 in.
Box 11, Tape 1
Ancona copies from Pathé discs
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, single-track, mono. ; 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Content of tape is the same as disc 9.3.1, sides 1 and 2. Tosti, Paolo, Sir, 1846-1916. Invano! ; Malia ; Chanson de ládieu
--Hahn, Raynaldo, 1875-1947. Heure exquise -- Barthelemy. Serenamente -- Dannazione. Tra queste rose ; Serenata -- Africana.
All' erta marinar
Box 11, Disc 1
Pathé Records I
Physical Description: Transciprtion disc: 78 rpm, acetate; 12 in.
Scope and Content Note
Tosti, Paolo, Sir, 1846-1916. Invano! ; Malia ; Chanson de ládieu --Hahn, Raynaldo, 1875-1947. Heure exquise -- Barthelemy.
Serenamente -- Dannazione. Tra queste rose ; Serenata -- Africana. All' erta marinar
Box 11, Tape 2
Ancona copies from Pathé discs
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, single-track, mono. ; 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Content of tape is the same as disc 9.3.2, sides 3 and 4 with the exception of the omission of Cortigiani from Rigoletto.
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Chanson du toréador -- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Di Provenza il mar -- Gounod,
Charles, 1818-1893. Faust. Ecoute-moi bien, Marguerite -- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Era la notte -- Wagner, Richard,
1813-1883. Tannhäuser. O du mein holder Abendstern -- Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci. Prologo -- Verdi, Giuseppe,
1813-1901. Ballo in maschera. Eri tu -- Additional Romanze unidentified
Box 11, Disc 2
Pathé Records II
Physical Description: Transciprtion disc: 78 rpm, acetate; 12 in.
Scope and Content Note
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata -- Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Chanson du toréador
-- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Di Provenza il mar -- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust. Ecoute-moi bien, Marguerite
-- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Era la notte -- Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. O du mein holder Abendstern
-- Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci. Prologo -- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ballo in maschera. Eri tu
Box 11, Tape 3
Ancona, Mario sings Romanze
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, single-track, mono. ; 7 in.
Box 11, Disc 3
Pathé Records III
Physical Description: Transciprtion disc: 78 rpm, acetate; 12 in.
Scope and Content Note
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore. Il balen del suo sorriso -- Rotoli. Mia Bandiera -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Don Giovanni. Deh, vieni alla finestra -- Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Favorite. Vien Leonora.
Box 11, Tape 4
Two arias and one romanzaApril, 1958
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, single-track, mono. ; 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Tape made by Mr. W.R. Moran Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Deh, vieni alla finestra -- Barthelemy. Serenamente
-- Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Favorite. Pour tant d'amour
Box 11, Disc 4
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Pêcheurs de perles. Au fond du temple saint
Physical Description: disc: 78 rpm, shellac; 12 in.
Scope and Content Note
Pan American Record
Box 11, Tape 5
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Zauberflöte and Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Macbeth
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, single-track, mono. ; 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Metropolitan Opera and Chorus. Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993, conductor
Box 11, Disc 5
Arias and Lieder
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 12 in.
Scope and Content Note
Herrold. Limited Edition Side 1: Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana. Viva il vino spumeggiante -- Donizetti,
Gaetano, 1797-1848. Lucrezia Borgia. Segreto per esser felici -- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Credo in un Dio crudel
-- Flotow, Friedrich von, 1812-1883. Martha. Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut -- Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Liederkreis, op.
39. Frühlingsnacht -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Deh, vieni alla finestra -- Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
Robert le diable. -Robert, toi que j'aime -- Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848. Favorite. Pour tant d'amour Side 2: Thomas, Ambroise,
1811-1896. Mignon. Je suis Titania -- Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Rienzi. Allmächt'ger Vater -- Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
Samson et Dalila. Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix -- Hahn, Raynaldo, 1875-1947. Heure exquise -- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata.
Addio del passato -- Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Se il mio nome saper -- Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Carmen. Chanson du toréador
Box 11, Disc 6
Arias and Songs. Collector's Society. Christmas 1961
Physical Description: souvenir disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 12 in.
Scope and Content Note
Side 1: Serrano & del Campo. Carmencita la gitana -- Bantock. Song of the seals -- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
Heimkehr aus der Fremde -- Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826. Euryanthe. Glöcklein im Tale! Rieseln im Bach -- Rossini, Gioacchino,
1792-1868. Semiramide. Selection -- Dickinson & Phillips. Wimmen, Oh Wimmen -- Anon. Rosario de la Aurora -- Loewe, Carl,
1796-1869. Ballades, op. 1. Erlkönig. Side 2: Catalani. Dunque ei m' ama -- Nicolo. Romance joconde -- Vasseur. Bolero Grande
-- Tost -- Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Serenata ; Invano -- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Traviata. Selection
-- Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Maschere. Questa e una strada -- Henrion. Muletier de Tarragone -- Ruggi. Due Ciabbatini
-- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore. Deserto sulla terra
Box 11, Disc 7
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Puritani. Ah per sempre io ti perdei
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 8
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Puritani. Ah per sempre io ti perdei (duplicate)
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 9
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Puritani. Ah per sempre io ti perdei (duplicate)
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 10
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Puritani. Ah per sempre io ti perdei (duplicate)
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 11
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Chanson du toréador
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 12
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Deh, vieni alla finestra
Physical Description: Test pressing: 78 rpm, shellac; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 13
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Deh, vieni alla finestra
Physical Description: disc: 78 rpm, shellac; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 14
Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Mattinata
Physical Description: disc: 78 rpm, shellac; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 15
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Era la notte
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 16
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Era la notte (duplicate)
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 17
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Era la notte (duplicate)
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 18
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Era la notte (duplicate)
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 11, Disc 19
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello. Era la notte (duplicate)
Physical Description: disc: 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl; 10 in.
Box 16, Cylinder 1
Selections
Physical Description: 2 3/4" by 4 1/14 broken
Scope and Content Note
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Voi siete un po' tondo [?] ; other selection illegible. 4301 (P.P) S.G.D. Pathé [?]
27258
Box 17, Cylinder 2
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot. Tanto amore segreto
Physical Description: 1 3/4" by 4 1/14 broken
Scope and Content Note
B- 50 Thomas A. Edison
Box 12, Folder 1
Giacomo Ancona binder notes and documents I
Scope and Content Note
Lists documenting the Mario Ancona collection.
Box 12, Folder 2
Giacomo Ancona's binder notes and documents II
Scope and Content Note
Biography of Mario Ancona ; Reviews ; Translations of Leoncavallo's letters ; Opera casts 1893-1904 ; Opera announcements
; Fees received by Mario Ancona ; Metropolitan Opera programs, casts (in house) 1893 - 1897 ; Metropolitan Opera tours and
casts 1893 - 1897 ; Teatro National de San Carlos 1897 - 1912
Box 12, Folder 3
Giacomo Ancona's binder notes and documents III
Scope and Content Note
Reviews ; Discographies
Box 12, Folder 4
Giacomo Ancona's discography notes
Scope and Content Note
Reviews ; Discographies
Box 12, Item 5
Handmade box entitled publications