# Ada Sari (discography)

Discography of a Polish soprano singer Ada Sari. The list includes all takes, even those unpublished. There is apparently no complete discography of this artist, only partial discographies and information at different sources.

## Gramophone [HMV], London, Hayes
### 25 April 1923

Accompanied by Ivor Newton (piano). Recorded on 25 April 1923.
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of other known unpublished takes | Language |
| Cc2888-1 | Variations | | W. A. Mozart | Test (unpublished) | | | German? |
| Cc2889-1 | Queen of the Night | Die Zauberflöte | W. A. Mozart | Test (unpublished) | | | German? |

### 22 November 1923

Accompanied by Clarence Raybould (piano). Recorded on 22 November 1923.
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of other known unpublished takes | Language |
| Bb3878-1 | Rosina’s aria "Una voce poco fa", pt 1 | Il Barbiere de Siviglia | G. Rossini | Test (unpublished) | | | Italian |
| Bb3879-1 | Rosina’s aria "Una voce poco fa", pt 2 | Il Barbiere de Siviglia | G. Rossini | Test (unpublished) | | | Italian |

## Grammophon, Berlin

Recorded in Berlin.

### 9 December 1924

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded on 9 December 1924.
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Language |
| 1881as | Una voce poco fa | Il Barbiere de Siviglia | G. Rossini | 72980 | J24646 (or J24046) | Italian |
| 1882as(?) | (unidentified aria) | Rigoletto | G. Verdi | (most probably unpublished) | | Italian? |
| 1883as(?) | (unidentified aria) | Lakmé | L. Delibes | (most probably unpublished) | | Italian? |
| 1884as | E strano! | La traviata | G. Verdi | 72957 | J24038, 60012 (Japan) | Italian |
| 1885as | Follie! Follie, delirio vano | La traviata | G. Verdi | 72957 | J24039, 60012 (Japan) | Italian |

### 10 December 1924

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded on 10 December 1924.
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of other known unpublished takes | Language |
| 1886as | Il dolce suono | Lucia di Lammermoor | G. Donizetti | 72958 | J24040, 60013 (Japan) | | Italian |
| 1887½as | Alfin son tua | Lucia di Lammermoor | G. Donizetti | 72958 | J24041 | 1887as | Italian |
| 1888as | Chanson Hindoue | Sadko | N. Rimsky-Korsakov | 72959 | J24042 | | Italian |
| 1889as | La Villanelle | - | E. dell'Acqua | 72959 | J24043 | | Italian |
| 1890as | L'ultima scena "Un bel di vedremo" | Madama Butterfly | G. Puccini | 72960 | J24044 | | Italian |
| 1891as | Mi chiamano Mimì | La Bohème | G. Puccini | 72960 | J24045 | | Italian |

### March 1925(?)

Orchestra accompaniment.
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Language |
| 2045as | Addio del passato | La traviata | G. Verdi | 72980 | J24047, 60013 (Japan) | Italian |
| 2046as | Voce di primavera | - | J. Strauss II | 72981 | J24049 | Italian |
| 2047as | Vissi d'arte | Tosca | G. Puccini | 72981 | J24048 | Italian |

### 1925 or February 1926

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded in 1925 or February 1926. Released after March 1926.
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of other known unpublished takes | Language |
| 947az | Ah! e strano | Faust | Ch. Gounod | 73009 | J24070 | | Italian |
| 961½az | Nella calma | Roméo et Juliette | Ch. Gounod | 73009 | J24071 | 961az | Italian |
| 948az | Ombra leggiera | Dinorah | G. Meyerbeer | 73010 | J24072 | | Italian |
| 959az | Salute o cavaliere | Les Huguenots | G. Meyerbeer | 73010 | J24073 | | Italian |
| 949½az | Regnava nel silenzio | Lucia di Lammermoor | G. Donizetti | 73011 | J24074 | 949az | Italian |
| 950½az | Chiari, oh Dio, ben chiari | Lucia di Lammermoor | G. Donizetti | 73011 | J24075 | 950az | Italian |
| 953az | Sono andati? | La bohème | G. Puccini | 73012 | J24076 | | Italian |
| 958½az | Donde lieta usci | La bohème | G. Puccini | 73012 | J24077 | 958az | Italian |
| 955½az | Variazioni. Mi parlo un di d'amor | - | A. Adam | 73013 | J24078 | 955az | Italian |
| 965az | Nightingale's Song: Romance / Die Nachtigall: Romanze | - | A. Alyabyev | 73013 | R24000 | | Russian |
| 956az | Caro nome | Rigoletto | G. Verdi | 73014 | J24079 | | Italian |
| 957az | Dov'è l'indiana bruna | Lakmé | L. Delibes | 73014 | J24080 | | Italian |
| 960az | Siccome un di | Les pêcheurs de perles | G. Bizet | 73015 | J24081 | | Italian |
| 966az | Non conosci il bel suol | Mignon | A. Thomas | 73015 | J24082 | | Italian |
| 967az | Ah! Non credea mirarti | La sonnambula | V. Bellini | 73016 | J24083 | | Italian |
| 968az | Ah! Non giunge | La sonnambula | V. Bellini | 73016 | J24084 | | Italian |
| 969az | Qui la voce sua soave | I puritani | V. Bellini | 73017 | J24085 | | Italian |
| 970az | Vien, diletto | I puritani | V. Bellini | 73017 | J24086 | | Italian |
| | (unidentified aria) | Linda di Chamounix | G. Donizetti | (most probably unpublished) | | | Italian? |

### 1926 or 1927

Orchestra accompaniment. Recorded in 1926 or 1927.
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Language |
| 62bo | Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée | Louise | G. Charpentier | 73069 | F24039 | French |
| 63bo | Io dico, no non son paurosa | Carmen | G. Bizet | 73069 | J24111 | Italian |
| 61bo | Quando me' n vo soletta per la via | La bohème | G. Puccini | 73070 | J24112 | Italian |
| 64bo | L'altra notte in fondo al mare | Mefistofele | A. Boito | 73070 | J24113 | Italian |
| 65bo | O lieto suol della Turenna | Les Huguenots | G. Meyerbeer | 73071 | J24114 | Italian |
| 68bo | Son vergin vezzosa | I puritani | V. Bellini | 73071 | J24115 | Italian |

## His Master's Voice, Vienna
### 6 October 1928

Accompanied by Otto Schulhof (piano). Recorded on 6 October 1928 by Arthur Douglas Lawrence (uncredited).
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of known unpublished takes | Language |
| Bw1874-1 | Żal (Étude, op.10, no.3) | F. Chopin | AM2886 | ER288 (223300) | Bw1874-2 | Polish |
| Bw1875-1 | Cudne oczy | W. Friemann | AM2886 | ER288 (223301) | Bw1875-2 | Polish |
| Bw1876-1 | I fell in love, to my sorrow Op. 8, No. 4 / Полюбила я на печаль свою... (lyrics: А. Плещеев) | S. Rachmaninoff | AM2832 | ER289 (7-23012) | Bw1876-2 | Russian |
| Bw1877-1 | The coming of Spring Op. 14. No. 11 / Приход весны Оп. 14 № 11 | S. Rachmaninoff | AM2832 | ER289 (7-23013) | Bw1877-2 | Russian |
| Bw1878-1 | Zawód | M. Karłowicz | AM2833 | ER290 (223302) | Bw1878-2 | Polish |
| Bw1879-1 | Pamiętam ciche, jasne, złote dnie | M. Karłowicz | AM2833 | ER290 (223303) | Bw1879-2 | Polish |

### 8 October 1928

Accompanied by orchestra directed by prof. Karl Alwin. Recorded on 8 October 1928 by Arthur Douglas Lawrence (uncredited).
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of known unpublished takes | Language |
| Bw1891-2 | Cavatina part 1: Una voce poco fa | Il Barbiere di Siviglia | G. Rossini | AM2834 | R11088 (7-53131), ER291, HN772 | Bw1891-1 | Italian |
| Bw1892-1 | Cavatina part 2: Io sono docile | Il Barbiere di Siviglia | G. Rossini | AM2834 | R11088 (7-53132), ER291, HN772 | Bw1892-2 | Italian |
| Cw1893-2 | An der schönen blauen Donau (Strauss) | - | J. Strauss II | AN510 J.E.4 (Polish re-release) | ES459, 0943010 | Cw1893-1, Cw1893-3 | German |
| Cw1894-2 | Variazioni (Adam-Mozart) | - | A. Adam / W. A. Mozart | AN510 J.E.4 (Polish re-release) | ES459, 2-053332 | Cw1894-1 | Italian |

### 10 June 1929

Accompanied by Charles Cerné (piano). Recorded on 10 June 1929 by Frank William Rennie (uncredited).
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of known unpublished takes | Language |
| BA66-1 | a) Veni Creator b) Indele i Menedele | S. Niewiadomski | Unpublished | | BA66-2 | Polish |
| BA67-1 | Když mne stará matka (Songs my mother taught me) | A. Dvořák | AM3553 | 70-1983 | | Czech |
| BA68-1 | Mariä Wiegenlied | M. Reger | AM2836 | AM3944 (70-673) | BA68-2, BA68-3 | German |
| BA69-1 | Serenada-pieśń (lyrics: Mary Raczynski) | J. Gall | AM2835 | ER314 (70-671) | BA69-2 | Polish |

### 11 June 1929

Accompanied by Charles Cerné (piano). Recorded on 11 June 1929 by Frank William Rennie (uncredited).
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of known unpublished takes | Language |
| BA74-2 | Otwórz Janku (lyrics: Br. Ostrowska) | S. Niewiadomski | AM2835 | ER314 (70-672) | BA74-1 | Polish |
| BA75-2 | a) The night wind (lyrics: Eugene Field) b) Prząśniczka (Spinning song) | a) R. Farley b) S. Moniuszko | AM2837 | ER316 (70-676) | BA75-1 | English / Polish |
| BA76-2 | Roza i Solovey (Rose and Nightingale) | N, Rimsky-Korsakov | AM2837 | ER316 (70-675) | BA76-1 | Russian |
| BA77-1 | Solovej (The Nightingale) | A. Alyabyev | AM2836 | 70-674 | BA77-2 | Russian |

### 7 March 1931

Accompanied by Charles Cerné (piano). Recorded on 7 March 1931 by Douglas E. Larter and Arthur S. Clarke (uncredited).
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of known unpublished takes | Language |
| 0L146-2 | Колыбельная (Berceuse) | - | A. Grechaninov | AM3671 | 70-2057 | 0L146-1 | Russian |
| 0L147-1 | Восточная пъсня (Chanson orientale) | - | A. Glazunov | AM3671 | 70-2058 | 0L147-2 | Russian |
| 0L148-1 | a) Indele Mendele b) Veni Creator | - | S. Niewiadomski | AM3572 | 70-1994 | 0L148-2 | Polish |
| 2L149-2 | Ten lásky sen | Prodaná Nevěsta | B. Smetana | AN679 | 72-779 | 2L149-1 | Czech |
| 0L150-2 | Chanson indoue | Sadko | N. Rimsky-Korsakov | AM3672 | 70-2059 | 0L150-1 | Russian |

### 9 March 1931

Accompanied by Charles Cerné (piano). Recorded on 9 March 1931 by Douglas E. Larter and Arthur S. Clarke (uncredited).
| Matrix number | Title and link to a transfer where available | Opera | Composer | Disc catalogue number | Other disc identifiers | Matrix numbers of known unpublished takes | Language |
| 2L151-2 | "Mesicku na nebi" | Rusalka | A. Dvořák | AN679 | 72-778 | 2L151-1 | Czech |
| 0L152-1 | O sole mio | - | E. di Capua | AM3552 | 70-1981 | 0L152-2 | Italian |
| 0L153-2 | Ay, ay, ay | - | O. Pérez Freire | AM3552 | 70-1980 | 0L153-1 | Spanish |
| 0L154-1 | Gdyby rannem słonkiem | Halka | S. Moniuszko | AM3572 | 70-1995 | 0L154-2 | Polish |
| 2L155-2 | Frühlingsstimmen-Walzer | - | J. Strauss II | AN678 | 72-776 | 2L155-1 | German |
| 2L156-1 | Teurer Name | Rigoletto | G. Verdi | AN678 | 72-777 | 2L156-2 | German |
| 0L157-2 | Chant au soleil | Le Coq d’Or | N. Rimsky-Korsakov | AM3672 | 70-2060 | 0L157-1 | Russian |
| 0L158-2 | Mám tě rád | - | J. Malát | AM3553 | 70-1982 | 0L158-1 | Czech |

## Polish Radio, Warsaw
### 29 March 1951

Recital recorded at the Polish Radio with Ewa Wernikówna at the piano.
| Title | Opera | Composer | Duration | Language |
| Tacea la notte placida (Act I, Leonora's aria) | Il trovatore | G. Verdi | 4:20 | Italian |
| D'amor sull'ali rosee (Act IV, Recitative and Leonora's aria) | Il trovatore | G. Verdi | 4:20 | Italian |
| Ah! Fors e lui che l'anima (Act I, Recitative and Violetta's aria) | La traviata | G. Verdi | 6:50 | Italian |
| Sul fil d'un soffio etesio (Act II, Nannetta's aria) | Falstaff | G. Verdi | 2:40 | Italian |
According to Kaczyński's book, there could have been two more arias recorded: from Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) and from Rigoletto (Verdi), but these do not exist in the archive of the Polish Radio.

## Sources

* Robert Johannesson's discography at http://78opera.com/files/ARTIST_Sa-Sc.pdf
* Ada Sari's discography at Kelly Database hosted at The Gramophone Co. Discography: https://www.gramophonecompanydiscography.com/ (search for "Ada Sari")
* Ada Sari's records in the collection of Poland's National Library at: https://katalogi.bn.org.pl/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ada%20Sari&tab=LibraryCatalog&vid=48OMNIS_NLOP:48OMNIS_NLOP&facet=lds04,include,Muzyka&lang=en&offset=0
* Ada Sari's growing discography at discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1383598-Ada-Sari
* Bogusław Kaczyński: "Ada Sari - Kulisy wielkiej sławy" ISBN 978-83-927-4516-7, Casa Grande 2018
* Videos featuring record label photo are preferred, allowing verification
* Europeana, tagged Ada Sari: https://www.europeana.eu/en/collections/person/31308-ada-sari
* Dr. Rainer E. Lotz: "Discographie der deutschen Gesangsaufnahmen" (Birgit Lotz Verlag, Bonn) - unpublished draft, with author's permission
* List of Ada Sari's recordings in archives of the Polish Radio - unpublished, courtesy of Polish Radio.