Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz

Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz

Luciano Pavarotti

2000

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.

Preludietto. Tempo di Valzer moderato

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

3:33

"Ma questa è una pazzia!" (Fritz, David, Hanezò, Federico, Caterina)

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

4:57

"Son pochi fiori, povere viole" (Suzel, Fritz)

Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti

3:30

"Orsù, vieni tra noi, al fianco mio" (Fritz, Suzel, Hanezò, Federico, David)

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

1:45

"Chi mai sarà?" (Hanezò, Fritz, David, Federico, Suzel, Beppe)

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

4:01

"Laceri, miseri, tanti bambini" (Beppe, Fritz, Hanezò, David, Federico)

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

2:50

"Viva lo zingaro!" (David, Hanezò, Federico, Fritz, Caterina, Suzel, Beppe)

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

1:36

"Per voi, ghiottoni inutili" (David)

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

1:07

"Il suo sermone è splendido!" (Beppe, Federico, Fritz, David, Hanezò)

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

0:38

"Son gli orfanelli" (Hanezò, Beppe, Federico, Fritz, David, Chorus)

Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Benito Di Bella, Vicente Sardinero, Laura Didier Gambardella, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luigi Pontiggia

2:21

"Ah, le belle ciliege!" (Suzel, Chorus)

Mirella Freni, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

6:07

"Bel cavalier, che vai per la foresta" (Suzel)

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

2:07

Duetto delle ciliege, "Suzel, buon dì" (Fritz, Suzel)

Mirella Freni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

4:10

"Tutto tace" (Fritz, Suzel)

Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti

4:25

"Oh! chi è che giunge?" (Fritz, Suzel, Beppe, David, Hanezò, Federico)

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

2:19

"Vediamo un po'!" (David, Suzel)

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

2:58

"Faceasi vecchio Abramo" (Suzel, David, Fritz)

Vicente Sardinero, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Mirella Freni

6:10

"Come va?" (Fritz, David)

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

2:11

"Quale strano turbamento" (Fritz)

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

1:19

"Fritz, noi partiamo. Addio!" (Federico, Fritz, Hanezò, Beppe)

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

0:43

"Che più s'aspetta?" (Federico, Fritz, David, Suzel, Chorus)

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

3:31

Intermezzo. Andante con moto

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

3:59

"Tutto ho tentato, tutto, e sempre invano" (Fritz, Chorus)

Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

3:10

"Buon giorno, Fritz!" (Beppe, Fritz)

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

1:25

"O pallida, che un giorno mi guardasti" (Beppe, Fritz)

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

2:50

"O amore, o bella luce del core" (Fritz)

Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Luciano Pavarotti

2:28

"L'amico Fritz fantastica d'amore" (David, Fritz)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vicente Sardinero, Luciano Pavarotti

1:42

"Povero Fritz, l'amore in te si desta" (David, Suzel)

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

1:20

"Non mi resta che il pianto ed il dolore" (Suzel, Fritz)

Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:45

"Come s'è fatta pallida!" (Fritz, Suzel)

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

1:37

"Ah! ditela per me quella parola" (Suzel, Fritz)

Luciano Pavarotti, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Mirella Freni, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

6:11

"Amici, ho vinto, ho vinto!" (David, Fritz, Beppe, Caterina)

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

0:47

"Tu sposi, Fritz?" (Federico, Hanezò, David, Fritz)

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

2:06

Pietro Mascagni

Composer
Luciano Pavarotti

Conductor, Tenor
Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Conductor
Malvina Major

Soprano, Conductor
Mirella Freni

Soprano, Conductor