File:Enrico Caruso, George Frideric Handel, Ombra mai fu (Serse).ogg

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Enrico_Caruso,_George_Frideric_Handel,_Ombra_mai_fu_(Serse).ogg(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 4 min 16 s, 85 kbps, file size: 2.58 MB)

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English: "Ombra mai fu" from Handel's 1738 opera Serse (a.k.a. Xerxes), sung by Enrico Caruso. Recorded 29 Jan 1920, Matrix: C-23714, Victor Cat: 88617
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  • Enrico Caruso (1873–1921)
  • George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
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current17:57, 22 January 20094 min 16 s (2.58 MB)Adam Cuerden{{Information |Description="Ombra mai fù" from Handel's ''Serse'' (a.k.a. ''Xerxes''), sung by Enrico Caruso. Recorded 29 Jan 1920, Matrix: C-23714, Victor Cat: 88617 |Source=[http://www.archive.org/details/CarusoHandel The Internet Archive] |Date=1920

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