De miei bollenti spiriti

La traviata:

Alfredo's Act 2 recitative and aria.

Recorded 7 March 1912, under Victor/HMV label.

Cantor/operatic tenor Hermann Jadlowker had a dark spinto voice exceptionally skilled in fioratura. A contemporary of Enrico Caruso, he was overshadowed by the latter, like many other fine tenors of that generation.

He is more known for his contribution to German and earlier Italian repertoire, but here is an interesting recording of him singing Verdi, one of the few he made in his career. Recordings of him singing excerpts from Don Carlos and Trovatore also exist.