Biography
At the dawn of the twentieth century, opera enthusiasts long steeped solely in impressionism, romanticism, and Wagnerian idioms must have welcomed Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana as a startlingly fresh masterpiece. The opera’s taut, unadorned account of a Sicilian love tryst culminating in murder gains its impact from scoring that radiates generous warmth while painting vivid orchestral landscapes.
Albums
MASCAGNI: L'AMICO FRITZ
2003
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni / La Scala) (1940)
2001
Mascagni: L'amico Fritz
2001
MASCAGNI: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
1998
Mascagni: Visione lirica (Excerpt)
1928
Mascagni: Le maschere, Overture (Excerpt)
1928
Mascagni: Inno al sole
1927
Verdi: Aida, Ballet Music
1927
Mascagni: Intermezzo
1927
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, Intermezzo sinfonico
1927