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Caro Nome by Amy Castles

Amy Castles recorded this song from Verdi’s opera Rigoletto in September 1906 in London. It is one of her earliest commercial recordings.

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Deep Dive: Deborah Conway live at the NFSA

Deborah Conway, along with her partner and collaborator Willy Zygier, performed a special concert at the NFSA.

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Lo! Here the Gentle Lark by L' Incognita

Singing a song that Nellie Melba made famous, Violet Mount, who used the stage name L’Incognita, is paired with the New Zealand born flautist, John Amadio.

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Australia's Women of Song

This collection contains portraits and recordings of 15 pioneering Australian opera singers, music-hall performers, jazz vocalists and instrumentalists.

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Tu Che Le Vanita Conoscesti Del Mondo Act 5 Side 2 by Margherita Grandi

This recording, sung in Italian, is from the opera Don Carlos by Verdi.

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Out On The Rocks by Ada Crossley

Ada Crossley first performed this song at a benefit concert at Melbourne Town Hall in April 1889 and it was to become a regular in her repertoire.

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I Passed By Your Window by Frances Alda

Frances Alda became a leading soprano at the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York in the early 20th century.

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There Is A Green Hill by Florence Austral

In this recording, Florence Austral sings the hymn commonly known as 'There is a green hill far away'.

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La Fileuse Op35 by Una Bourne

Although Una Bourne did compose and record her own pieces, this piano solo was composed by another female composer, Cecile Chaminade. It is from Six Etudes de Concert. Op.

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Daddy by Ella Caspers

This sentimental song in which a girl reminisces with her father about her mother, who has passed away, was recorded on the Pathe record label whilst Ella Caspers was in Europe.