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From 1902, an early recording of "O Paradis" (Air de Vasco de Gama) from L'Africaine, sung by Albert Vaguet.

Air de Vasco de Gama ["O Paradis"] from L'Africaine

Company	Pathé Frères Phonograph Company
Cylinder #	3390
Category	Tenor
Title	L'Africaine - Air de Vasco de Gama ["O Paradis"]
Performed by	Albert Vaguet
Circa	1902
Announcement	"L'Africaine. Chantée par Monsieur Vaguet de l'opéra." ("L'Africaine. Sung by Mr. Vaguet of the opera.")

Tenor Albert Vaguet sings the most familiar aria of Giacomo Meyerbeer's grand 5-act L'Africaine ("The African woman"). The opera premiered in 1865 in Paris, one year after Meyerbeer's death.

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composer Giacomo Meyerbeer and his opera L'Africaine, courtesy of Wikipedia, and
tenor Albert Vaguet, from René Aagaard's biography and illustrated discography of Vaguet.

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