1904 1904. February 1. N.Y. Carnegie Hall Building. Original issue on Monarch for 10” (B) and De Luxe for 12” (C) 77,92 rpm. B-994 Questa o quella – Rigoletto – Verdi – med piano ES Victor 81025 b/La donna è mobile – Rigoletto – med piano Victrola 522 ES HMV 2-52480 ES Sch. G 74517 (GER) ES Opera Disc 74517 (GER) ? DG 80007 (GER)

Victor 81025 – GP - Victor G&T V.M.-2-52480

Victrola 522 - Russian Pirate issue of Questa o Quella?

B-995 La donna è mobile – Rigoletto – Verdi – med piano ES Victor 81026 b/Questa o quella – Rigoletto - med piano Victrola 522 ES HMV 52062

Monarch 81026 - Victor 81026 - Grand Prize – price on back

Victrola 522 (ARG) Victrola 522

Russian Pirate issue of La donna e mobile? - Deutsche Grammophon 80007

Self portrait 1903

B-996 Una furtiva lagrima Part 1 – Elisir d’amore – Donezetti ES Victor 81027 ES GCR V.M. 52065 b/Vesti la giubba – Pagliacci – w/piano Victrola 930 ES HMV 52065 b/Celeste Aïda – Aïda – without last sentence HMV VA 12

US G&T V.M.-52065

Victrola 81027 – 5 line patents Victrola 81027 – 3 lines (long)

Victrola 930

C-996 Una furtiva lagrima Part 2 – Elisir d’amore – Donezetti (see 26.11.11) (Un solo isante i palpiti) ES Victor 85021 ES HMV 052073 b/Mi par d’udir ancorea – Pearlefishers HMV VB 44 b/Aristodermo Giorgini: De’ miei – La Traviata TR HMV VB 16 RR

HMV VB 16

C-997 Celeste Aïda – Aïda – Verdi – with piano acc. ES Victor 85022 ES HMV 052074

Victor 85022 Victor 85022 Grand Prize Grand Prize – later issue?

Caruso as Rhadames in Aïda

B-998 E lucevan le stelle – Tosca – Puccini – with piano acc. ES (matrix 998) stamper II Victor G&T V.M.-52063 ES Victor 81028 b/Il sogno – Manon – Massenet Victrola 523 ES HMV 52063 b/Il sogno – Manon – Massenet HMV DA 125 b/Il sogno – Manon – Massenet Electrola DA 125 b/Recondita armonia – Tosca – w/piano HMV VA 34

Red G&T V.M.-52063 – USA

Victor Monarch 81028 Victor 81028 – GP

Victrola 523 Electrola DA 125

HMV VA 34 – with and without export sticker

B-999 Recondita armonia – Tosca – Puccini – with piano acc. ES Victor G&T V.M.-52191 ES Victor 81029 ES HMV 52191 b/E lucevan le stelle – Tosca – w/piano HMV VA 34

Victor Red G&T V.M.-52191 – USA

Monarch 81029 Victor 81029 w/price label on back

HMV VA 34

B-1000 Siciliana – Cavelleria Rusticana – Mascagni – with piano ES Victor 81030 b/Brindisi – Cavalleria Rusticana Victrola 521 ES HMV 52064 ES Opera Disc 80081 (GER) b/Brindisi RCA Victor 766-0014 (ARG)

GCR V.M.-52064 (US) - Victor/HMV Monarch Record 81030

Victor 81030 – Grand Prize – with price label on back - Victrola 81030 – Aug. 1908

Victrola 521 RCA Victor 766-0014 Argentina

B-1001-1 Il sogno – (Chiudo gli occhi) Manon – Massenet Not released (see 9.1.04) B-1002 Vesti la giubba – Pagliacci – Leoncavallo ES Victor 81032 b/Una furtiva lagrima part 1 – Elisir d’amore Victrola 930 ES V.M.-52066

Red G&T V.M.-52066 – USA - Monarch Record 81032

Victor 81032 – GP – with and without Signor

Victrola 930

1904. February 9. N.Y. Original issue on Monarch 10” (B) – 77,92 rpm. B-1001-2 Il sogno (Chiudo gli occhi) – Manon – Massenet (see 1.2.04) ES Victor 81031 ES Victrola 81031 b/E lucevan le stelle – La Tosca Victrola 523 ES HMV 2-52479 b/E lucevan le stelle – La Tosca HMV DA 125 ES Opera Disc 74516 (GER) b/Addio ala madre – Cavellaria Rusticana Opera Disc 80005 (GER) b/Mattinata - Leoncavallo HMV VA 32

Victor 81031 – GP - Victrola 81031 – 3 lines

Victor 81031 – 2$ Victrola 81031 – no price

Victrola 523

GCR G.C.-2-52479 – Pink G&T GCR G.C.-2-52479 - pre-dog

HMV VA 32 Special Record

1904. April 8. - Milano - 73,17 rpm. 2181h Mattinata – Leoncavallo (the composer at the piano) ES Intro: ”Written especially for the gramophone” G&T G.C.-52034 b/Vesti la giubba – Pagliacci ”SD.Bar II 2” ”GH” ”1””2” HMV DA 546 ES Opera Disc 74511 (GER) ES Sch. Gr. 74511 (GER) b/Il sogno – Manon – Massenet – G&T udgaven HMV VA 32 b/Amor ti vieta – Fedora – Giordano HMV VA 53

G&T G.C.-52034

Red G&T G.C.-52034 – with special cover for South America

GCR G.C.-52034 – Pink pre-dog

CRG G.C.-52034

HMV DA 546 HMV VA 32 Historical reissues

268i Mi par d’udir – Pearlefishers – Bizet – Cottone, piano In Italian ES G&T 052066 ES GMR Pre-dog 052066 ES worng title: Je crois entendre on label Opera Disc 76062 (GER) b/Flower song – Carmen – Bizet – in French Opera Disc 85006 (GER) b/O soave fanciulla – Bohème – w/Farrar IRCC 61 b/Una furtiva lagrima – Elisir d’Amore – w/orch. HMV VB 44 ES Luxus 3009 (bootleg)

One of the few examples, where Caruso chooses to sing falsetto.

Red G&T 052066

G&T 052066 later issues?

GMR 052066 G&T

GMR 052066 – Pre-dog Opera Disc 76062 with wrong title the orignal G&T no. 052066 listed

GMR 052066

GMR 052066 - HMV VB 44

Victor IRCC 61 – and a bootleg issue