Mascagni: L'amico Fritz

Mascagni: L'amico Fritz

Gianandrea Gavazzeni
2011

Italian composer Mascagni’s reputation rests on just one work, his one-act verismo classic Cavalleria Rusticana. It’s frequently performed as a double bill with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (hence the popular epithet “Cav and Pag”). As a result, the remainder of Mascagni’s output, which includes no fewer than 14 operas, has been unjustly overlooked. That said, neither Iris nor L’amico Fritz has entirely disappeared from view, the latter (first staged at Rome’s Teatro Costanzi in October 1891) especially fine. On this 1969 recording with conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni make a compelling dramatic duo. Act II’s “Cherry Duet” between Fritz and Suzel is full of the requisite passion, while the orchestral intermezzo preceding Act III is a powerful display of Italian emotion.

Pietro Mascagni
L'amico Fritz
Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella, Vicente Sardinero, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero, Douglas Robinson
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti
Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Luigi Pontiggia, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Benito Di Bella, Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Douglas Robinson
Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Benito Di Bella, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson
Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Benito Di Bella, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vicente Sardinero, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Malvina Major, Benito Di Bella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson
Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Douglas Robinson
Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Benito Di Bella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vicente Sardinero, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Luigi Pontiggia, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Vicente Sardinero, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Douglas Robinson
Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti
Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Benito Di Bella, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Douglas Robinson
Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Malvina Major, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Douglas Robinson
Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Douglas Robinson
Vicente Sardinero, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson
Vicente Sardinero, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Douglas Robinson
Malvina Major, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Douglas Robinson
Laura Didier Gambardella, Luigi Pontiggia, Benito Di Bella, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero
Laura Didier Gambardella, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Luigi Pontiggia, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Douglas Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vicente Sardinero
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Vicente Sardinero, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vicente Sardinero, Luigi Pontiggia, Laura Didier Gambardella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Laura Didier Gambardella, Douglas Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti
Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Malvina Major, Douglas Robinson
Luigi Pontiggia, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Benito Di Bella, Malvina Major, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Douglas Robinson

13 June 2011 33 Tracks, 1 hour 32 minutes ℗ 1969 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Digital remastering 2000 by EMI Records Ltd.

RECORD LABEL

Warner Classics