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