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