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