Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo Pagliacci

Elena Nicolai (Santuzza), Mario del Monaco (Turiddu/Canio), Aldo Protti (Alfio); Clara Petrella (Nedda), Afro Poli (Tonio), Piero de Palma (Beppe) & Aldo Protti (Silvio)

Teatro alla Scala, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Franco Ghione, Alberto Erede

Elena Nicolai has one of those beefy, beautiful Italian mezzo-sorano voices … it is a magnificent sounding organ, vibrant, passionate, beautifully placed. […] Signor Del Monaco is well cast as... — Gramophone Magazine, June 1954 More…

Release Date: 21st Aug 2015
Catalogue No: ELQ4807268
Label: Eloquence
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

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Mario del Monaco (tenor), Elena Nicolai (soprano), Aldo Protti (baritone), Annamaria Anelli (mezzo-soprano), Laura Didier (mezzo-soprano)
Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Franco Ghione

Preludio

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"O lola ch'ai di latti la cammisa"

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Introduzione

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"Gli aranci olezzano sui verdi margini"

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"Dite, mamma Lucia"

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"Il cavallo scalpita"

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"Beato voi, compar Alfio"

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"Regina coeli, laetare"

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"Inneggiamo, il Signor non è morto" (Easter Hymn)

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"Voi lo sapete, o mama"

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"Tu qui, Santuzza?"

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"Fior di giaggiolo"

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"No, no, Turiddu, rimani"

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"Oh! Il Signore vi manda"

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"Turridu mi tolse l'onore"

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Intermezzo sinfonico

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"A casa, a casa amici"

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"Intanto amici qua… Viva il vino spumeggiante"

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"A voi tutti salute"

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"Mamma, quel vino è generoso...Turiddu?! Che vuoi"

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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci

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Clara Petrella (soprano), Aldo Protti (baritone), Mario del Monaco (tenor), Piero Di Palma (tenor), Alfro Poli (baritone), Afro Poli (baritone), Piero de Palma (tenor)
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
Alberto Erede
Recorded: 1953-07
Recording Venue: Santa Cecilia, Roma

Prelude

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"Si può? Signore! Signori!"

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"Son qua! Ritornano"

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"Un grande spettacolo!"

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"Un tal gioco, credetemi"

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"I zampognari!"

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"Don, din, don - suona vespero"

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"Qual fiamma aveva nel guardo!"

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"Stridono lassù"

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"Sei là" - "So ben che difforme" - "Oh! lasciami"

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"Nedda! Silvio, a quest'ora"

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"Decidi il mio destin"

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"E allor perché, di', tu m'hai stregato"

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"Cammina adagio" - "Derisione e scherno!" - "Padron! che fate!"

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"Recitar!"

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"Vesti la giubba"

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Intermezzo

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"Presto, affrettiamoci"

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"Pagliaccio, mio marito"

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"O Colombina, il tenero fido Arlecchin" - "Di fare il segno"

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"E dessa! Dei, come è bella"

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"Arlecchin! Colombina!" - "Prendi questo narcotico"

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"Coraggio"

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"No, Pagliaccio non son"

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"Suvvia, cosi terrible"

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These new re-masterings cast fresh light on seminal recordings of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci, both featuring Mario del Monaco. He was in his prime when he recorded Turiddu and Canio, and his performances in both recordings could hardly be more spine-tingling. Cavalleria rusticana was recorded in 1954 and Pagliacci in 1953. Franco Ghione’s feeling for the lyricism of Mascagni’s score is clear from the outset, reminding us that although this music is usually regarded as marking the birth of verismo, it is in many ways a continuation of the Bellinian love affair with the vocal line. Alberto Erede conducts a grippingly dramatic Pagliacci. The scoring is brilliant and Erede makes the most of it. Lavished with praise when first issued, they are released from hibernation to enjoy new life on CD.

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June 1954

Elena Nicolai has one of those beefy, beautiful Italian mezzo-sorano voices … it is a magnificent sounding organ, vibrant, passionate, beautifully placed. […] Signor Del Monaco is well cast as Turridu: his magnificent power and rather bullying way with a phrase conjure up well the Don Juan of this Sicilian village.

November 1953

...a recording of Pagliacci stands or falls by its Canio, and Mario del Monaco has a role which fits him like a glove. […] Clara Petrella has a warm voice, and sings the part of Nedda with great dramatic conviction […] Afro Poli is really excellent as Tonio […] [the performance of the chorus and orchestra] under the baton of Alberto Erede is superb. In fact I have never heard finer choral or orchestral recording than we are given on these discs. […] Probably more important than anything, there is a feeling of cohesion about the whole production, and the discs really do create in most vivid fashion, the atmosphere of an actual performance.

Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana & Leoncavallo Pagliacci

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