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The GRAMOPHONE

Long playing, and full frequency range recording· have completely revolutionised recorded opera.

Now, you can . have "DIE FLEDERMAUS" on two twelve-inch records; "CARMEN" on three; "DER FREISCHUTZ" on three; "MANON" or "THE MIKADO" on two; each giving forty to fifty minutes playing t ime, reducing to the minimum those disconcerting breaks that in the past have spoiled the continuity-alld your enjoyment-of recorded opera.

.. BREAK" COMPARlSONS

Long Playiug

(33& • • p.m.)

OnIiauy (78 • . p.m.)

.. CARMEN" or . . MANON" 5 br.aka (Approx.) 37 breaks

.. DIE FLEDERMAUS"

.. THE MIKADO ..

3 breau

3 br.aka

23 break•

21 break.

PRICE COMEAlUSONS

LooS Playiug (33' • • p ..... )

OnIiauy (78 • . p ..... )

.. CARMEN" or . . MANON" £5.18 .6 (Approx .) £6. 9.10 .. DIE FLEDERMAUS"

£3.19.0

£5.16. 6

"THE MIKADO"

£3.10.0

£4.10. 9

• A combination of recording Icnowledge and 3lciU excllUiv. 10 Decca, giving a likeness 10 1M original performance unequalled by any other method of recording.

BIZET "CARMEN'" Complete recording on three 12~incb records: With 8oloists, orehestra, and chorus of L'Opera.Comique,PariIJ. Conductor: Albert WoUl'

LXT 2615-7 £5.18.6

MASSENET "MANON"

Complete recording on three 12.inch recorda: With 8oloisls, orchestra and ehoru of L'Opera-Comique,Pari.I. Conductor: A.lhert WoUI'

LXT 2618-20 £5.18.6

MOZART . . DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL" Complete recording on thr~e 12~ineh records: With 8010;'''aod .bomo of the Vienna Stale Open and the Vienna Phllbarmonic Grebe.1ra Conductor: Jooe£ Krlp. LXT 2536·8 £5.18.6 WEBER . . DER FREISCHUTZ" Complete recording on three 12.inch Hcorda: With soloists and chorua of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna PhilharmonJc OrchMtra Conductor: OUo Ackermaon LXT 2597-9 £5.18.6

JOHANN STRAUSS " DIE FLEDERMAUS" Compl~te recording on two 12-inch records : With 001010" and cbom. of the Vlenn. SIa'O Opono and the VIenna Philharmonic Orcbe.ttra Conductor: Clemen. KrSU88

LXT 2550-1 £3 . 19.10

WAGNER . . DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NiiRNBERG" Complete recording of Act I I ~n two 12-inch recorda: With loloi.b of the VieDDa State Opera and the VioDDa PhlIharmonic Orchostra Conductor: llano Koapp.rl8bu..,h

LXT 2560-1 £3.19.10

Gn.BERT AND SULUVAN "THE MIKADO U

Complete 'recording on two 12-incb record.: With tbe D'Orly Cute Opera Company and OrchNtra Conductor: bidore GcHI{rey

LK 4010·\1 £3.10.0

The above prieN inelude co" of 'tIC . .d. UTI eorN'gi,..,., and Pllrman Tax.

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THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY

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