Annotation

The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan feat. tenor Beniamino Gigli.
Pagliacci recorded 1934 with Franco Ghione conducting.
Cavalleria recorded 1940 with Pietro Mascagni conducting.

Alternate barcode for this release: 0710357784323. Found on back cover art at ASIN - B0000037K2.

Annotation last modified on 2020-11-13 15:54 UTC.

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1Cavalleria rusticana: Prelude
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Preludio (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:39
2Cavalleria rusticana: “Gli aranci olezzano”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: N°4. Coro d'introduzione “Gli aranci olezzano” (Peasant's Chorus) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni8:43
3Cavalleria rusticana: “Dite, mamma Lucia...”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Lina Bruna Rasa (soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Dite, mamma Lucia …” (Santuzza, Lucia) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni4:41
4Cavalleria rusticana: “Il cavallo scalpita”
baritone vocals [Alfio]:
Gino Bechi (baritone) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Il cavallo scalpita” (Alfio, Coro) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni2:58
5Cavalleria rusticana: “Beato voi, compar Alfio...”
baritone vocals [Alfio]:
Gino Bechi (baritone) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Beato voi, compar Alfio” (Lucia, Alfio) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:50
6Cavalleria rusticana: “Inneggiamo...”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Lina Bruna Rasa (soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Inneggiamo …” (Santuzza, Lucia, coro esterno) (preghiera) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni4:13
7Cavalleria rusticana: “Perché m'hai fatto segni di tacere?”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Lina Bruna Rasa (soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni6:44
8Cavalleria rusticana: “Tu qui, Santuzza?”
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Lina Bruna Rasa (soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Tu qui, Santuzza?” (Turiddu, Santuzza) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:35
9Cavalleria rusticana: “Oh! Turiddu, è passato Alfio?”
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Lina Bruna Rasa (soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria Rusticana: "No, no, Turiddu" (Santuzza, Turiddu) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni8:59
10Cavalleria rusticana: “Oh! Il signore vi manda, compar Alfio!”
baritone vocals [Alfio]:
Gino Bechi (baritone) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Lina Bruna Rasa (soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria Rusticana: "Oh! il Signore vi manda" (Santuzza, Alfio) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:49
11Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni4:36
12Cavalleria rusticana: “A casa amici”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lola]:
Maria Marcucci (mezzo-soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “A casa, a casa, amici” (Coro, Turiddu, Lola) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni2:43
13Cavalleria rusticana: “Intanto amici, qua, beviamone un bicchiere”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lola]:
Maria Marcucci (mezzo-soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
tenor vocals [Turiddu]:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Brindisi “Intanto amici, qua … Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turridu, Lola, coro) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:23
14Cavalleria rusticana: “A voi tutti, salute!”
baritone vocals [Alfio]:
Gino Bechi (baritone) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Lola]:
Maria Marcucci (mezzo-soprano) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
conductor:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recorded at:
Milan Conservatory in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
recording of:
Cavalleria Rusticana: "A voi tutti salute!" (Alfio, Coro, Lola) (from 1940-04-14 until 1940-04-20)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni11:39

Credits

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includes:Cavalleria rusticana (1940 cast, conducted by the composer) by Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor); Beniamino Gigli (tenor), Lina Bruna Rasa (soprano), Gino Bechi (baritone), Maria Marcucci (mezzo-soprano), Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)