Operas - Cav & Pag

PIETRO MASCAGNI

Cavalleria Rusticana

79:31

Country Manners, (1890-Rome)

Melodrama in one act by G. Targioni-Tozzetti and G Menasci

English translation by Edmund Tracey

1

Prelude -

2:40

Siciliana

2

Turiddu 'O Lola with your skin white as the lily' -

1:56

3

Prelude (conclusion) -

3:30

4

Chorus 'Ah! Ah!' -

2:46

5

'Spring has returned' -

5:29

Scena and Alfio's Song

6

Santuzza 'Tell me, mamma Lucia'

5:06

7

Alfio 'Horses champing at the bit'

2:54

Scena and Prayer

8

Lucia 'Good for you mister Alfio'

0:33

Easter Hymn

9

Alfio 'I must be going!'

7:41

Romance and Scena

10

Santuzza 'You know your son, Turiddu'

6:34

Scena

11

Turiddu 'What do you want Santuzza'

3:52

Lola's Song

12

Lola 'Sweet flow'rs I bring you'

3:55

13

Santuzza 'No, no, Turiddu'

5:56

14

Santuzza 'Oh! So my prayer has been answered'

3:58

15

Alfio 'I'd like to thank you'

2:05

16

Intermezzo

3:59

Scena Chorus and Brindisi

17

Chorus 'The service is over this Easter'

2:52

18

Turiddu 'Neighbours, with a glass I meet you'

2:33

Finale

19

Alfio 'All the blessings of Easter!'

2:25

20

Turiddu 'Alfio, listen'

2:45

21

Turiddu 'The wine is making me talk nonsense'

6:00

Dennis O'Neill tenor - Turiddu

Nelly Miricioiu soprano - Santuzza

Phillip Joll baritone - Alfio

Diana Montague soprano - Lola

Elizabeth Bainbridge contralto - Lucia

David Parry

3-5 August 1997

RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO (1857-1919)

Pagliacci

79:45

The Touring Company

Opera in a prologue and two acts

Libretto by Leoncavallo

English translation by Edmund Tracey

Prologue

22

'Hello . . . Hello' . . .

8:12

Tonio

Act I

23

Chorus: 'Hey! They're back! They're Back!'

2:58

Chorus, Canio, Beppe

24

Aria: 'Your most humble servant'

2:48

Canio, Chorus, Beppe, Tonio

25

Cantabile: 'If he tried it I promise you'

3:09

Canio, Nedda, Chorus

26

Chorus: 'You hear them playing?'

4:10

Chorus, Canio

27

Introduction: 'The ugly look he gave me'

2:44

Nedda

28

Aria: 'Swallow, fly away'

2:23

Nedda

29

Duet: 'It's you! I thought that you had gone with Canio'

5:02

Nedda, Tonio

30

Duet: 'Nedda!' . . .

1:28

Silvio, Nedda

31

'Why do you go on with this tormented life?'

2:44

Silvio, Nedda

32

'I must be strong'

3:19

Nedda, Silvio, Tonio

33

'How can you tell me you ever loved me'

4:18

Silvio, Nedda

34

'Be very careful, and then we can surprise them'

5:00

Tonio, Silvio, Nedda, Canio, Beppe

35

Introduction: 'Go on stage . . .'

0:46

Canio

36

Aria: 'Put on your costume'

2:59

Canio

37

Interrmezzo

3:45

Act II

38

'Ohe! Ohe! Quickly! Hurry!'

4:07

Chorus, Tonio, Beppe, Silvio, Nedda

The Play

39

'Paggliaccio. That's my husband'

1:40

Nedda (Columbina)

40

Serenade: 'O Columbina'

2:45

Beppe (Harlequin), Columbina

41

'She's waiting. She is a goddess!'

3:50

Tonio (Taddeo), Columbina

42

'Arlecchin!' 'Columbina'

1:57

Columbina, Harlequin, Taddeo

43

'Pour the potion in his glass at midnight'

3:04

Harlequin, Columbina (Nedda), Pagliaccio (Canio), Tonio

44

Aria: 'No, we're not in a play!'

6:31

Canio, Chorus, Silvio, Nedda, Beppe, Tonio

Alan Opie baritone - Tonio

Dennis O'Neill tenor - Canio

Peter Bronder tenor - Beppe

Rosa Mannion soprano - Nedda

William Dazeley baritone - Silvio

David Parry

Brad Cohen (assistant conductor)

7-10 August 1997