Composer: Pietro Mascagni
Performer: Angelo Villari, Alexia Voulgaridou, Elena Zilio, Devid Cecconi, Marina Ogii
Orchestra: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Conductor: Valerio Galli
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dynamic
Release: 2019
Size: 1.38 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Cavalleria Rusticana
01. Prélude
02. Oh Lola, ch’ai di latti la cammisa
03. Gli aranci olezzano
04. Dite, mamma Lucia
05. Il cavallo scalpita
06. Beato voi, compar Alfio
07. Regina coeli, laetare – Inneggiam, il signor non è morto
08. Voi lo sapete, o mamma
09. Tu qui Santuzza
10. Fior di giaggiolo
11. Ah! Lo vedi, che hai tu detto?
12. Oh! Il signore vi manda, compar Alfio
13. Turiddu mi tolse l’onore
14. Intermezzo
15. A casa, a casa, amici
16. Viva il vino spumeggiante
17. A voi tutti, salute!
18. Mamma, quel vino è generoso
Mascagni’s first and most successful work has become an opera classic as it features elements of the Greek tragedy, mixing up religious and archaic elements. It’s a story of love, passion, jealousy and restored honor in bloodshed. Directors Di Gangi and Giacomazzi set this traditional Cavalleria in a Sicilian village of the 1940s where the buildings are rather bare and the piazza is the stage for private as well as public drama. Conductor Valerio Galli is at the head of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, one of the best in Italy. Good performance reviews for the whole cast. “The star of the show is Angelo Villari, who plays an impeccable Turiddu. Thanks to his warm and fiery voice, the Italian tenor adds credibility to a complex character, torn between passion and sensitivity… Soprano Alexia Voulgaridou portrays a perfect, melancholic Santuzza. She possesses an excellent vocal instrument and her voice is lyrical, dramatic and emotionally engaging … Marina Ogii is a Lola imbued with charm and sensuality, with a warm and cleverly projected voice … Elena Zilio is a well-centered and engaging Mamma Lucia, with a magnetic stage presence and an incredible expressive talent… Lorenzo Fratini is at the head of the chorus which provides excellent and powerful contributions to the performance.”