. 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 . eld to his fathers plea, and departs for Paris in search of Violetta. SCENE II—A Richly Furnished Salon in Floras Palace. On the Right a Gaming Table As the curtain rises Flora and her friends are discussing the separation of the loversand Flora says she expects Violetta will soon arrive with the Baron. Alfred enters, andremarking with assumed indifference that he knows nothing of Violettas whereabouts,begins to gamble and wins h
. 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 . eld to his fathers plea, and departs for Paris in search of Violetta. SCENE II—A Richly Furnished Salon in Floras Palace. On the Right a Gaming Table As the curtain rises Flora and her friends are discussing the separation of the loversand Flora says she expects Violetta will soon arrive with the Baron. Alfred enters, andremarking with assumed indifference that he knows nothing of Violettas whereabouts,begins to gamble and wins heavily. The Baron appears, accompanied by Violetta, who is agitated at the sight of Alfred,but he pretends not to see her and challenges the Baron to a game, again winning largeamounts. Supper is announced and all leave the room except Violetta and Alfred, wholinger behind. He charges her with her falseness, and, in furtherance of the promisemade to Germont, she pretends to him that she loves the Baron. Alfred then loses all controlover himself, and throwing open the doors, he calls to the guests to re-enter. Questa donna conoscete (Know Ye All This Woman ?). PHOTO BERGER MME. GUIONIE AS VIOLETTA (In Italian) *63314 10-inch, $ But there is time to purge me yetFrom stains that shame, confound witness all around meThat here I pay the debt! By Alberto Amadi, TenorPointing to Violetta, Alfred cries wildly: Alfred: All she possessd, this woman here,Hath for my love , blindly, basely, wretchedly,This to accept, condescended. and completes the insult by throwing at her feet the money he had just won. At this moment Alfreds father, Germont, enters, and is horrified at the scene whichconfronts him. Then follows the splendid finale, one of the greatest of Verdis concertednumbers. Alfredo, di questo core (Alfred, Thou Knowest Not) By Giuseppina Huguet, Soprano; G. Pini-Corsi, Tenor; Ernesto Badini, Baritone; and Chorus (Inltalian) 58392 12-inch, $ *Double-Faced
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