Dora Labbette

Dora Labbette (4 March 1898 – 3 September 1984) was an English soprano. Her career spanned the concert hall and the opera house. She conspired with Sir Thomas Beecham to appear at the Royal Opera House masquerading as an Italian singer by the name of Lisa Perli. Away from professional concerns she had an affair with Beecham, with whom she had a son.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 4, 1898, Died 1984

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 26 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	71901	10-in.	approximately 1922	John	Dora Labbette		vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	71918	10-in.	approximately 1922	Véronique : Trot here and there	Dora Labbette ; Evan Williams		vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	71994	10-in.	approximately 1922	Beyond the meadow gate	Hubert Eisdell ; Dora Labbette		vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	71995	10-in.	approximately 1922	Oh that we two were Maying	Hubert Eisdell ; Dora Labbette		vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	73247	10-in.	approximately 1923	A brown bird singing	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	73248	10-in.	approximately 1923	Trot here and there	Dora Labbette ; Evan Williams	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	73261	10-in.	approximately 1923	John	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	73262	10-in.	approximately 1923	Evensong (Fold your white wings, dear angels)	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	75087	12-in.	9/5/1922	Dear love of mine	Hubert Eisdell ; Dora Labbette	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	75088	12-in.	9/5/1922	Come to Arcadie	Hubert Eisdell ; Dora Labbette	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	75155	12-in.	7/18/1922	Orpheus with his lute	Dora Labbette	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	75156	12-in.	7/18/1922	Peer Gynt : Solveig's song	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Dora Labbette	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	75158	12-in.	7/18/1922	She wandered down the mountain side	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Dora Labbette	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	75159	12-in.	7/18/1922	Danny boy	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	76882	12-in.	11/21/1923	Rose softly blooming	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia	76883	12-in.	2/16/1923	When daisies pied	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	A164	10-in.	between May 1923 and September 1925	The flower	Hubert Eisdell ; Dora Labbette	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	A165	10-in.	between May 1923 and September 1925	The golden song	Hubert Eisdell ; Dora Labbette	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	A553	10-in.	between May 1923 and September 1925	Nymphs and shepherds	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	A554	10-in.	between May 1923 and September 1925	Cherry ripe	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	A555	10-in.	between May 1923 and September 1925	The lass with the delicate air	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	A557	10-in.	between May 1923 and September 1925	Oh tell me, nightingale	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	A558	10-in.	between May 1923 and September 1925	I attempt from love's sickness to fly	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	A559	10-in.	between May 1923 and September 1925	Early one morning	Dora Labbette	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal
Columbia (U.K.)	WA3008	10-in.	either March or April 1926	Dream o' day Jill	Dora Labbette	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 1-25 of 26 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Labbette, Dora," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354099.

Labbette, Dora. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/354099.

"Labbette, Dora." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.