Fra Diavolo / La figlia del reggimento (abridged recordings of the Italian versions of these operas)

"What matters is the high spirits of singers and players" - Penguin Guide

A double-bill of rare and delightful comic operas: Fra Diavolo, made into a Laurel and Hardy film in 1933, offers up two English tourists, milord and milady Kookburn, to the tender mercies of the swaggering "Brother Devil" -Giuseppe Campora in one of his best roles.

A charming comedy of manners, La figlia del reggimento mixes military tunes and moments of genuine pathos. This all-Italian production, led by experienced theatre conductor Arturo Basile, includes a stylish Ugo Benelli and characterful Anne Maccianti.

These are abridged version of the the Italian versions (supervised by the composers) of the operas