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

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