Unrestored version. Enrico Caruso, Frieda Hempel, Maria Duchêne, Andrés de Segurola, and Léon Rothier perform "È scherzo od è follia" from Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera (1859), in this 1915 Victor Recording. This is Matrix C-14660, recorded 3 April 1914 in New York City, and released under a variety of labels. ([http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=200014967 full details).
Author: Singers: Enrico Caruso (tenor, 1873-1921) Frieda Hempel (soprano, 1885–1955)) Maria Duchêne (contralto, unknown) Andrés de Segurola (bass, 1874?-1953?) Léon Rothier (bass, 1874–1951)) Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
