1 LUCREZIA BORGIA, Donizetti, Il segreto per esser felice 3.16
Rec: 1921 Mat: 357as Polydor Cat: B24016
2 CARMEN, Bizet, L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habañera) 3.28
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1467s Polydor Cat: 043321
3 CARMEN, Bizet, En vain pour éviter (Card Scene) 3.03
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1468s Polydor Cat: 043322
4 DAS RHEINGOLD, Wagner, Weiche, Wotan, Weiche! (Erdas Warnung) 4.27
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1466s Polydor Cat: 043320
5 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, Wagner, Seit er von dir geschieden ... So sitzt er 7.59
Rec: 1921 Mat: 358as/359as Polydor Cat: B24005/06
6 AIDA, Verdi, Già i sacerdoti adunansi 3.12
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1470s Polydor Cat: 043326
7 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Verdi, Re dell'abiso, affrettati 2.54
Rec: 1919 Mat: 19252l Polydor Cat: 2-43538
8 IL TROVATORE, Verdi, Stride la vampa 3.10
Rec: 1919 Mat: 19253l Polydor Cat: 2-43541
9 SAMSON ET DALILA, Saint-Saëns, Printemps qui commence 4.01
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1469s Polydor Cat: 043323
10 SAMSON ET DALILA, Saint-Saëns, Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix 3.24
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1465½s Polydor Cat: 043327
11 DER EVANGELIMANN, Kienzl, O schöne Jugendtage 3.37
Rec: 1921 Mat: 356as Polydor Cat: 043372
12 Hildach, Wo du hingehst (Trauungsgesang) 3.44
Rec: 1921 Mat: 362as Polydor Cat: B24004 with harmonium and Georg Kniestädt, violin
13 Brahms, Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43, No. 1 4.17
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1459s Polydor Cat: 043313
14 Brahms, Die Mainacht, Op. 43, No. 2 3.49
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1464s Polydor Cat: 043316
15 Brahms, Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen, Op. 32, No. 2 2.53
Rec: 1919 Mat: 14100r Polydor Cat: 2-43528 Bruno Seidler-Winkler, piano
16 Reichardt, Beherzigung 1.40
Rec: 1919 Mat: 14099r Polydor Cat: 2-43535 Bruno Seidler-Winkler, piano
17 Weckerlin, O ma tendre Musette 3.26
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1353m Polydor Cat: 043364
18 Weckerlin, Menuett d'exaudet 2.00
Rec: 1919 Mat: 19250l Polydor Cat: 2-43539
19 Weckerlin, Jeunes fillettes 2.34
Rec: 1919 Mat: 19251l Polydor Cat: 2-43542
20 Bizet, Pastorale 3.24
Rec: 1919 Mat: 1354m Polydor Cat: 043356
Tracks 1-3 & 6-10 sung in German.
Tracks 1-12 with orchestra, tracks 13-20 with piano.
Digital Recording from original 78 rpm discs
Sigrid Onegin had the very unusual voice of a contralto d'agilita, a rare and distinct sound different from the other contraltos of her time. Born in Stokholm, Onegin trained in Frankfurt and Italy before making her début in Bizet's Carmen in 1912. She also appeared in the première of Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos in the same year. During her career, which spanned almost three decades, Onegin recorded for Polydor, Brunswick, HMV and Victor. Volume One from Prima Voce concentrates on the operatic arias and songs she recorded for Polydor between 1919 and 1921.
