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