Rare original UK HMV “Red Label” 78rpm opera disc

Offered here is an original His Master’s Voice (HMV) British pressing, catalogue DB 355, featuring legendary dramatic soprano Maria Jeritza in two major operatic arias.

📀 Record details

Label: His Master’s Voice (HMV), UK

Catalogue No.: DB 355

Format: 12-inch shellac, 78 rpm

Era: c. 1920s

Made in England

🎵 Program

Side A: Divinités du Styx

from Alceste — Christoph Willibald Gluck

(sung in French, with orchestra)

Side B: Suicidio!

from La Gioconda — Amilcare Ponchielli

(sung in Italian, with orchestra)

Both sides are core dramatic soprano repertoire, not light selections.

⭐ About the Artist

Maria Jeritza was one of the most important dramatic sopranos of the early 20th century, closely associated with the Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera.

Her HMV DB-series recordings are widely regarded as the collectable peak of her discography.