Ernani (1903 HMV recording)
Recording of Verdi's Ernani in 1903 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The recording of Verdi's Ernani in 1903 by the Italian Gramophone Company, a part of HMV, was the first complete opera recording. It was issued on 40 single-sided discs.[1] The first complete orchestral recording, Arthur Nikisch's recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, was made in 1913.[2]