Casoni, Bianca Maria > Mascagni, Pietro

Mascagni: L'amico Fritz / Gavazzeni, Freni, Raimondi, et al

2 CD / Myto Records / 2006-10-11

Works: Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz, opera (commedia lyrica) in 3 acts; Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Carbonari, Virgilio; Casoni, Bianca Maria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Prêtre, Georges

The first part of the famous double-bill performance, featuring the under-recorded Raimondi opposite the gorgeous Freni and the charismatic Panerai....continue...

Mascagni: L'amico Fritz / Gavazzeni, Freni, Raimondi, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-02-05

Works: Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz
Performers: Carbonari, Virgilio; Casoni, Bianca Maria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Fiorentini, Mirella; Freni, Mirella; Panerai, Rolando; Raimondi, Gianni
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Live performance, Milan, December 7, 1963 of Mascagni's second most famous opera (after Cavalleria rusticana), in a surprisingly different mode. A gentle pastoral tale of...continue...