Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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GARDNER LAMSON ASHANS SACHS Eva: Through thee lifes treasureI control, Through thee I measureFirst my soul. And were my choice but free,Tis you would please my eyes;My husband you should be,None else should win the prize! mm 0 i m11 *V#1; r • wZk tl .Ti,r- ntm nil if b .** r Wy^Jwr^2*l m ^ * **&.% 1 ^, f EVA AND SACHS—ACT II Sachs then alludes tothe fate of King Mark inTristan, who married Isoldeonly to find too late thatshe loved another, andsays: Sachs: To find the man before too lateI sought, or else that had been my fate! He calls in Magdalenaand David, who are dressedfor the festival, and tellsthem he wishes them forwitnesses for a christening.All look amazed, and Sachsexplains that he wishes tochristen Sir Walters MasterSong. As no apprenticecan be a witness, Sachssurprises David by creatinghim a journeyman. Eva,in the rapture of her new-found love, sings of thePrize Song: 318 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA —THE MASTERSINGERS
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Eva: In this sweet and holy strain Lies a secret hidden;Stilling all the welcome painThat fills my heart unbidden;Magdalena and David (bewildered) : Am I awake or dreaming still?Walter (tenderly to Eva): Is it still the morning dream?Dare I try to rede its theme?Rut this strain, tho whispered here,Will greet thine ear loud and clear,Mid the Masters guild shall rise,There to win the highest prize!Hans Sachs (with deep emotion):To the maid I fain would sing Of my secret hidden;But to tell my hearts sweet pain,Now it is forbidden! SCENE \\—A Field on the Shores of the River PegnitzThe scene suddenly changes to an open meadow on thebanks of the Pegnitz, where the contest is to be held. Thespectacle is a brilliant one, with gaily decorated boats dis-charging the various Guilds, with the wives and families of themembers. It is in this scene that the famous March of theGuilds is played. March of the Guilds By Sousas Band (Double-faced, see page 322) 35044 12-inch, $1.25The Mastersingers no

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