Release Date: June 14, 2011
Opera d’Oro
Pietro MASCAGNI Cavelleria Rusticana Cat # OPD 7083 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT
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Franco Corelli, Giulietta Simionato, Giangiacomo Guelfi.: vocal soloists La Scala Orchestra and Chorus Gianandrea Gavazzeni: conductor MASCAGNI: Cavalleria rusticana (complete opera) “They’re not making ‘em like this anymore … the evening is on fire, with every musical moment vital, the choruses in place, the general tone one of superb melodrama, with voices utterly at the service of this opera … this is most certainly the best ‘Cav’ on the market.” — Robert Levine, ClassicsToday Live 1963 performance from La Scala, Milan, in excellent sound.
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