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

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