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

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