Cavalleria rusticana discography
This is a discography of Cavalleria rusticana, an opera by Pietro Mascagni. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 17 May 17, 1890. There have been over 100 full-length recordings of Cavalleria rusticana published since it was first recorded in Germany in 1909.[1] Mascagni himself has conducted the opera in two recordings, the best-known of which is the 1940 EMI recording made to mark the 50th anniversary of the opera's premiere. The performance by the La Scala orchestra and chorus with Lina Bruna Rasa as Santuzza and Beniamino Gigli as Turiddu also has a spoken introduction by Mascagni. Originally released as an LP, it is available on CD under several historical recording labels, including Naxos.[2]
Year | Cast (Santuzza, Turiddu, Alfio, Lucia) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[3] |
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1927 | May Blyth Heddle Nash Harold Williams Justine Griffiths | Aylmer Buesst, British National Opera Company | |
1929-30 | Delia Sanzio Giovanni Breviario Piero Biasini Olga de Franco | Carlo Sabajno, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Arkadia Cat: 78046 |
1930 | Giannina Arangi-Lombardi Antonio Melandri Gino Lulli Ida Mannarini | Lorenzo Molajoli, Milan Symphony Orchestra | Audio CD: Preiser Records Cat: 90042 |
1934 | Iva Pacetti, Beniamino Gigli, Mario Basiola, Giuseppe Nessi | Leone Paci Orchestra and Chorus Of La Scala, Milan | Audio CD: Opera D'Oro OPD-9009 |
1950 | Giulietta Simionato Achille Braschi Carlo Tagliabue Liliana Pellegrino | Arturo Basile Lyric Chorus and Orchestra of Cetra | Audio LP: Cetra Records |
1951 | Valentina Petrova Eddy Ruhl Ivan Petrov Lidia Malani | Erasmo Ghiglia Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Chorus | Audio LP: Remington Records Cat: 199-74 |
1953 | Zinka Milanov Jussi Björling Robert Merrill Carol Smith | Renato Cellini RCA Victor Orchestra | Audio CD: RCA Red Seal Cat: CD 88875054492 |
1953 | Margaret Harshaw Richard Tucker Frank Guarrera Thelma Votipka | Fausto Cleva Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus | Audio LP: Columbia Cat: SL-123; Audio CD: Sony Cat: |
1953 | Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Ebe Ticozzi | Tullio Serafin La Scala Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: EMI CD Cat: 7243 5 56287 2 5 |
1954 | Elena Nicolai, Mario del Monaco, Aldo Protti, Anna Maria Anelli | Franco Ghione Milan Symphony Orchestra | Audio LP: Decca Cat: ACL 199-200; Audio CD: Great Opera Performances Cat: GOP 66314 |
1957 | Renata Tebaldi, Jussi Björling, Ettore Bastianini, Rina Corsi | Alberto Erede Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Decca CD Cat: 458 2242 |
1958 | Caterina Mancini, Gianni Poggi, Aldo Protti, Aurora Cattelani | Ugo Rápalo Teatro di San Carlo Orchestra and Chorus | Audio LP: Philips Cat: SABL 135-7 |
1960 | Giulietta Simionato, Mario del Monaco, Cornell MacNeil, Anna di Stasio | Tullio Serafin Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Decca Cat: 467 484-2 |
1962 | Victoria de Los Angeles, Franco Corelli, Mario Sereni, Corinna Vozza | Gabriele Santini Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: EMI CD Cat: 72438-19968-2-9 |
1965 | Fiorenza Cossotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Giangiacomo Guelfi, Maria Gracia Allegri | Herbert von Karajan La Scala Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: CD 419 257-2 |
1966 | Elena Souliotis, Mario del Monaco, Tito Gobbi, Anna di Stasio | Silvio Varviso Orchestra e Coro di Roma | Audio LP: Decca available as Download |
1976 | Julia Varady, Luciano Pavarotti, Piero Cappuccilli, Ida Bormida | Gianandrea Gavazzeni National Philharmonic Orchestra London Voices | Audio CD: Decca Classics Cat: 00289 414 5902 |
1978 | Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Pablo Elvira, Jean Kraft | James Levine National Philharmonic Orchestra | Audio CD: RCA Victor Cat: RCA RD 83091 |
1979 | Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Matteo Manuguerra, Astrid Varnay | Riccardo Muti Philharmonia Orchestra | Audio CD: EMI CD Cat: EMI CMS 7 63650 2 |
1981 | Martina Arroyo, Franco Bonisolli, Bernd Weikl, Juliana Falk | Lamberto Gardelli Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Eurodisc |
1983 | Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, Renato Bruson, Fedora Barbieri | Georges Prêtre La Scala Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Philips 416 137-2; |
1989 | Agnes Baltsa, Plácido Domingo, Juan Pons, Vera Baniewicz | Giuseppe Sinopoli Philharmonia Orchestra | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: CD 429 568-2 |
1990 | Jessye Norman, Giuseppe Giacomini, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Rosa Laghezza | Semyon Bychkov Chorus and Orchestra de Paris | Audio CD: Philips Cat: 432 105-2 |
1992 | Stefka Evstatieva, Giacomo Aragall, Eduard Tumagian, Alzbeta Michalková | Alexander Rahbari Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Choir | Audio CD: Naxos Cat: 8 660022 |
1997 | Nelly Miricioiu, Dennis O'Neill, Phillip Joll, Elizabeth Bainbridge | David Parry London Philharmonic Orchestra Geoffrey Mitchell Choir | Audio CD: Chandos Cat: CHAN 3004 |
References
- ↑ Recordings on the opera on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk Retrieved 6 February 2010
- ↑ Mallach, Alan (2002). Pietro Mascagni and His Operas, p. 298. University Press of New England. ISBN 1555535240
- ↑ Unless otherwise indicated, this discography is sourced from Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
Further reading
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For extensive annotated discographies of Cavalleria rusticana, see:
- Flury, Roger (2001). Pietro Mascagni - A Bio-Bibliography'. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-29662-6
- Mascagni.org. Cavalleria rusticana - Recorded Performances