Cavalleria Rusticana (complete opera recorded in 1940, conducted by the composer) + opera overtures

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Cavalleria Rusticana (complete opera recorded in 1940, conducted by the composer) + opera overtures
Beniamino Gigli / Lina Bruna-Rasa / Gino Bechi / Giulietta Simionato / La Scala Orchestra and Chorus / Pietro Mascagni

[ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Monday 1 January 2007

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The fiftieth anniversary of the first staging of Cavalleria rusticana was the occasion of particular celebration, represented by the present recording under the composer's direction.

"The best of all [reissues]...The voices here on Naxos are caught clearly without acquiring an extraneous metallic edge."

- John Steane Gramophone October 2001

Tracks:

Cavalleria Rusticana (complete opera)
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture
I Vespri Siciliani: Overture
L'Amico Fritz: Intermezzo
I Rantzau: Overture
Guglielmo Ratcliff: Intermezzo
Iris: Inno al sole
Iris: Dances
Le Maschere: Overture