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

Cavalleria Rusticana (complete opera recorded in 1940, conducted by the composer) + opera overtures cover $28.00 Special Order
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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

This item is only available to us via Special Order. We should be able to get it to you in 3 - 6 weeks from when you order it.

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