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Cavalleria Rusticana-Complete Oper

Cavalleria Rusticana-Complete Oper

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Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana / Zinka Milanov, Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill / Renato Cellini, RCA Victor Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale / The RCA Victor Opera Series / RCA Audio CD 1987 / 6510-2-RG UPC 078635651027 /// Cavalleria rusticana (pronounced [kavalleˈriːa rustiˈkaːna]; Italian for "rustic chivalry") is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from an 1880 short story of the same name [it] and subsequent play by Giovanni Verga. Considered one of the classic verismo operas, it premiered on 17 May 1890 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Since 1893, it has often been performed in a so-called Cav/Pag double-bill with Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Jussi Bjoerling is the one who makes the magic happen in this Cavalleria Rusticana with a finely worked-out profile of Turiddu, as well as some matchless singing. Zinka Milanov also sings beautifully, but she will never convince anyone that she is a simple Sicilian peasant girl who has been seduced with a false promise of marriage, impregnated, and disdainfully abandoned by a tenor who hardly even bothers pretending to be nice. The rest of the cast comes across well--notably Robert Merrill--and Renato Cellini does a polished (too polished?) job on the podium. Herbert von Karajan's chief advantage in competition with this set is that his sound is technically much better. Cellini's big advantage (other than Bjoerling) is that you don't have to buy I Pagliacci to get Cavalleria Rusticana. --Joe McLellan /// Label: RCA – 6510-2-RG Series: The RCA Victor Opera Series – 6510-2-RG Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 1987 Genre: Classical Style: Romantic, Opera //// Tracklist: 1 Prelude 2:28 2 O Lola C'Hai di Latti La Cammisa 5:10 3 Gli Aranci Olezzano 7:21 4 Dite, Mamma Lucia 4:43 5 Il Cavallo Scalpita 2:06 6 Beato Voi, Compar Alfio 0:54 7 Regina Coeli, Laetare. Alleluja! 6:07 8 Perche M'Hai Fatto Segno; Voi Lo Sapete 5:48 9 Tu Qui, Santuzza? 2:29 10 Battimi, Insultami 1:02 11 Fior Di Giaggolo 3:07 12 Ah! Lo Vedi, Che Hai Tu Detto 0:21 13 Turiddu, Ascolta! 0:21 14 Oh! Il Signore Vi Manda 0:53 15 Il Ver 4:06 16 Intermezzo 3:48 17 A Casa, A Casa Amici 2:15 18 Intanto Amici: Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante 2:45 19 A Voi Tutte Salute! 1:56 20 Compar Turiddu 2:49 21 Mamma, Mamma!; Quel Vino E Generoso 5:30 Baritone Vocals [Alfio] – Robert Merrill Chorus – The Robert Shaw Chorale Chorus Master – Robert Shaw Composed By – Pietro Mascagni Conductor – Renato Cellini Contralto Vocals [Mamma Lucia] – Margaret Roggero Engineer – Lewis Layton Libretto By – Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci Orchestra – RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Producer – Richard Mohr Reissue Producer – John Pfeiffer Remastered By [Engineer] – Anthony Salvatore Remastered By [Supervisor] – David Frost (3) Soprano Vocals [Lola] – Carol Smith Soprano Vocals [Santuzza] – Zinka Milanov Tenor Vocals [Turiddu] – Jussi Björling
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Release Date:
1987-01-01
Publication Date:
2007-04-26
Publisher:
Bmg/RCA Victor
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
109 g
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