(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1942(RA) - Mascagni Pietro - RAI Torino*
2 1951(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
3 1953(RC) - Gui Vittorio - RAI Roma*
4 1963(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*
5 1966(RA) - Scaglia Ferruccio - RAI Roma*
6 1968(STU) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Covent Garden*
7 1971(LI) - Moresco Carlo - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*
8 1973(LI) - Arena Maurizio - Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini di Catania*
9 1991(LI) - Pinzauti Alesandro - Orchestra Accademia Strumentale Toscana*
10 1999(LI) - Pidò Evelino - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo**
11 2002(LI) - Tolomelli Roberto - Città Lirica**
12 2005(LI) - Macatsoris Christofer - Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia*
13 2008(LC) - Veronesi Alberto - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Pietro Mascagni - 1942(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Suzel - Pia Tassinari
Fritz Kobus - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Beppe - Amalia Pini
David - Saturno Meletti
Federico - Armando Giannotti
Hanezo - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Caterina - Giulia Abba
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Black Disc; - Cetra CB 20316-20328 {13x78s}; Cetra-Soria Album 106 {13x78s} (USA) Cetra 1203 {2LPS} (1962)ª; Everest S-429/2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 18; ZYX Music PD 2016-2 {2CDS}; Mondo Musica «Opera Collection» MMO 91101 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 61814-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 1994 p.1390
Opera News - October 1994 p.50
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.57; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]
Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.78; No.255 mars 2001 p.77 [SS]
High Fidelity Magazine - November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.53 [CLO]
American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.267
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 3 November 1942
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Suzel - Rina Gigli
Fritz Kobus - Beniamino Gigli
Beppe - Miriam Pirazzini
David - Afro Poli
Federico - Iginio Riccò
Hanezo - Luciano della Pergola
Caterina - Irene Acampora
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS GAO 355 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Michael D, Polimeni MDP 002 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD11 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0019-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1994 p.35
Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.78
ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.X No.2-3 p.255 [HF]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (7 February 1951)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1953(RC)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Suzel - Rosanna Carteri
Fritz Kobus - Cesare Valletti
Beppe - Rina Corsi
David - Carlo Tagliabue
Federico - Walter Artioli
Hanezo - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Caterina - Stefania Pirandello
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1098-1099 2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.300 (+La bohème - Santini - excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1077-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 1994 p.50
Fanfare - Vol. 17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.242
Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.78
American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.235
International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.83 [MC]: No.70 mayo 2004 p.85 [VJ]
Comments:- *The recording on the CDs issued by Bongiovanni is not complete; part of Suzel's music is from the recording of Pia Tassinari of 1941. I do not know if this applies to the CDs issued on the G.O.P. label and to the CDRs issued by Premiere.
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Suzel - Mirella Freni
Fritz Kobus - Gianni Raimondi
Beppe - Biancamaria Casoni
David - Rolando Panerai
Federico - Piero De Palma
Hanezo - Virgilio Carbonari
Caterina - Mirella Fiorentini
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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 58 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {4LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - *Fonit Cetra «Grandi Scelte» CDE 1041 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {3CDS} (1988)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1326 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD 065 336 (+Faust - highlights - Prêtre) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.92 [PN]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pietro Mascagni (see OPERA February 1964 p.94
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Conductor Ferruccio Scaglia - 1966(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Suzel - Gianna Galli
Fritz Kobus - Franco Bonisolli
Beppe - Giuseppina Arista
David - Antonio Boyer
Federico - Gabriele De Julis
Hanezo - Giorgio Onesti
Caterina - Anna Maria Borelli
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera un-numbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Omega Opera Archive 3615: Opera Depot OD 10230-2 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 14 September 1966. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Suzel - Mirella Freni
Fritz Kobus - Luciano Pavarotti
Beppe - Laura Didier-Gambardella
David - Vincenzo Sardinero
Federico - Luigi Pontiggia
Hanezo - Benito di Bella
Caterina - Malvina Major
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel» SAN 242-243 {2LPS} (1969)ª; HMV SLS 5107 {2LPS} (1978)ª; Angel SBL-3737 {2LPS} (1969)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 065 01908/09 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5107 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI CDS 7 47905 8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67376-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Angel CDCB 47905 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI Classics 5139372 (collection) {7CDS + 2DVDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1969 p.188; October 1969 p.537; August 1978 p.368 [JBS]; December 1978 p.1178 (mention) [IM]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS]; August 1987 p. [AB]; Awards Issue (published October) 2000 pp.124-125 [MEO]; January 2001 (published December 2000) p.51 [PO'C]
Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.65-S.66 [RM]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.134-137 [DWW]
American Record Guide - August 1969 Vol.35 No.12 p.1137 [PLM]
International Record Review - September 2000 pp.118-119 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
Comments:- Recorded on 29-31 August, 1-4, 7, 11, 13 September 1968
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Suzel - Anna Ottaviano
Fritz Kobus - Giuseppe Campora
Beppe - Leonore Lanzillotti
David - Seymour Schwartzman
Federico - Walter Knetlar
Hanezo - Irwin Densen
Caterina - Claudia Verlaine
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Academy of Music, Philadelphia (January 1971). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini di Catania
Suzel - Maria Chiara
Fritz Kobus - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Beppe - Elena Zilio
David - Giuseppe Taddei
Federico - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Impressario Editions IE 3004 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Live Opera Heaven C1538 {2CDRS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 7139
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
Comments:- *The LPs issued by Impressario Editions are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1984 p.285 and listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition.
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Conductor Alesandro Pinzauti - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Accademia Strumentale Toscana
Chorus - Coro «Cooperativa Artisti Associati»
Suzel - Sandra (Alessandra) Pacetti
Fritz Kobus - Pietro Ballo
Beppe - Paola Romanò
David - Armando Ariostini
Federico - Carlo Bosi
Hanezo - Filippo Militano
Caterina - Alessandra Rossi
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Compact Disc - fonè 93F 10 {2CDS}
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - March 1995 p.56
Opéra International - avril 1999 No.234 p.68 [SS]
Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.142
L'opera (Milano) - - Anno XI - N.106 - marzo 1997 p.86
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.82 [LB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.122 junio 1999 pp.53-54 [SV]
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Conductor Evelino Pidò - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Suzel - Angela Gheorghiu
Fritz Kobus - Roberto Alagna
Beppe - Anna Bonnatibus
David - Lorenzo Saccomani
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5175 (2004)ª; Encore DVD 2095 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Salle Garnier, Monte-Carlo (March 1999). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Fall 2004 Premiere Opera New DVD Releases» and that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Roberto Tolomelli - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Città Lirica
Chorus - Città Lirica
Suzel - Dimitra Theodossiou
Fritz Kobus - José Bros
Beppe - Sandra Pacheco Quintero
David - Alessandro Paliaga
Federico - Emanuele Giannino
Hanezo - Antonio Taschini
Caterina - Corinna Iustian Schmidt
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DVD (Video) - Kicco Classics KCOU 9003 (2004)ª; Kultur DVD 2828 (USA) (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.100 [JBS]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 p.258 [BR]
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.73 [IW]
Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.89 [JC]
Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.130 [MP]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.178 dicembre 2003 p.120 [GL]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the CEL Teatro di Livorno (November 2002).
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Conductor Christofer Macatsoris - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Suzel - Ailyn Perez
Fritz Kobus - James Valenti
Beppe - Nicole Piccolomini
David - Yungbae Yang
Federico - Jeffrey Halili
Hanezo - Jesús Ibarra
Caterina - Filomena Francesca Tritto
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 597 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance given by the Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia (January 2005). A recording was broadcast by WRTI on 30 January 2005. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Alberto Veronesi - 2008(LC)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Suzel - Angela Gheorghiu
Fritz Kobus - Roberto Alagna
Beppe - Laura Polverelli
David - George Petean
Federico - Yosep Kang
Hanezo - Hyung-Wook Lee
Caterina - Andion Fernandez
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Compact Disc; - DG 477 8358 {2CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
Comments:- *Recording made at concert performances at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (September 20009).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española