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Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana was almost a one-hit wonder for the composer, but its immediate successor, L'Amico Fritz, is still performed in Italy from time to time. It was well recorded in 1968 with Luciano Pavarotti in the lead role, but recordings aren't common, and this live item from Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is to be welcomed. Mascagni sought to make a U-turn from the grim Cavalleria Rusticana with this breezy romantic comedy, originally set in Alsace; it doesn't suffer much from being transferred to the U.S. in this production, and CD buyers get a nice taste of the visuals in the booklet, with female lead Suzel in fashionable denim overalls. (The gypsy references perhaps make less sense, but opera is all about suspension of disbelief.) Nobody in the cast is a Pavarotti, but Salome Jicia is a believable and passionate Suzel, and there are no clinkers, either. Perhaps the strongest one in the company is conductor Riccardo Frizza, leading the Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; he keeps everything moving along and has a feel for the comic rhythms of the music. This opera has a contemporary flavor of the sort that would attract younger audiences to the art form, and this recording shows the way it might be done.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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L'amico Fritz (Pietro Mascagni)
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist
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L'amico Fritz, Act I (Pietro Mascagni)
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist - Caterina Meldolesi, Artist, MainArtist
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Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist
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Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist - Caterina Meldolesi, Artist, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Artist, MainArtist - Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Choir, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist
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L'amico Fritz, Act II (Pietro Mascagni)
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Choir, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Choir, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
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DISC 2
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist
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L'amico Fritz, Act III (Pietro Mascagni)
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Choir, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Salome Jicia, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 Dynamic (P) 2023 Dynamic
Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Charles Castronovo, Artist, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra, MainArtist - P. Suardon, Lyricist - Riccardo Frizza, Conductor, MainArtist - Massimo Cavalletti, Artist, MainArtist - Dave Monaco, Artist, MainArtist - Teresa Iervolino, Artist, MainArtist - Francesco Samuele Venuti, Artist, MainArtist - Caterina Meldolesi, Artist, MainArtist
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Album review
Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana was almost a one-hit wonder for the composer, but its immediate successor, L'Amico Fritz, is still performed in Italy from time to time. It was well recorded in 1968 with Luciano Pavarotti in the lead role, but recordings aren't common, and this live item from Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is to be welcomed. Mascagni sought to make a U-turn from the grim Cavalleria Rusticana with this breezy romantic comedy, originally set in Alsace; it doesn't suffer much from being transferred to the U.S. in this production, and CD buyers get a nice taste of the visuals in the booklet, with female lead Suzel in fashionable denim overalls. (The gypsy references perhaps make less sense, but opera is all about suspension of disbelief.) Nobody in the cast is a Pavarotti, but Salome Jicia is a believable and passionate Suzel, and there are no clinkers, either. Perhaps the strongest one in the company is conductor Riccardo Frizza, leading the Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; he keeps everything moving along and has a feel for the comic rhythms of the music. This opera has a contemporary flavor of the sort that would attract younger audiences to the art form, and this recording shows the way it might be done.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
- Total length: 01:35:46
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Salome Jicia
- Composer: Pietro Mascagni
- Label: Dynamic
- Genre: Classical Opera
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