{"product_id":"mascagni-berliner-symphoniker-arlia-cavalleria-rusticana","title":"Mascagni \/ Berliner Symphoniker \/ Arlia- Cavalleria Rusticana (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne would be hard pressed to find an opera more proudly Southern Italian than Cavalleria rusticana, set in Vizzini, a small mountain village in the Sicilian hinterland that was the birthplace of the story's playwright, Giovanni Verga. It's enduring popularity makes it surprising indeed that the last studio recording dates to exactly 30 years ago (1990, Semyon Bychkov), preceded just a year earlier by Giuseppe Sinopoli's critically acclaimed production dedicated to his father, who, like it's protagonists and Verga, was Sicilian. This new interpretation is thus long overdue and joins a small but prestigious circle of recordings, with Carmine Gallone (1953, film), Tullio Serafin (1960), Herbert von Karajan (1965), James Levine (1978), Franco Zeffirelli (1982, film) and Georges Pretre (1983) predating Sinopoli. This new production of Cavalleria Rusticana brings together some of the most prominent artists on today's international opera stages under conductor Filippo Arlia, a native of South Italy's Calabria and youngest-ever Director of an Italian conservatory (Nocera Terinese's 'Tchaikovsky' Conservatory). The recording's soloists are no less impressive: tenor Piero Giuliacci (Turiddu, winner of the 'Mascagni d'Oro' 2013 and 'Pavarotti d'Oro' 2017); mezzo-soprano Alessandra Di Giorgio (Santuzza); baritone Domenico Balzani (Alfio); mezzo-soprano Irina Dolzhenko (Lucia); and soprano Giorgia Teodoro (Lola) who, like Arlia, calls Calabria home. This recording revives Mascagni's voice in a new millennium with artists capable of honouring the verismo vocal color he pioneered, before an entire generation of opera composers followed suit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: I. Prelude - Siciliana. O Lola Ch\u0026amp;#39;ai Di Latti La Cammisa (Turiddu)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: II. Introductory Chorus. Gli Aranci Olezzano (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: III. Scene And Arrival Of Alfio. Dite, Mamma Lucia (Santuzza \u0026amp;middot; Lucia) - Il Cavallo Scalpita [Alfio]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: IV. Scene And Prayer. Beato Voi, Compar Alfio (Lucia \u0026amp;middot; Alfio)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: V. Romance And Scene. Voi Lo Sapete, O Mamma (Santuzza) - Miseri Noi [Lucia \u0026amp;middot; Santuzza]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: VI. A) Scene. Tu Qui, Santuzza? B) Lola\u0026amp;#39;s Refrain. Fior Di Giaggiolo C) Duet. Ah! Lo Vedi, Che Hai Tu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: VII. Intermezzo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: VIII. Scene, Chorus And Toasts. A Casa, A Casa, Amici (Chorus) Comare Lola [Turiddu \u0026amp;middot; Lola] Viva Il\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavalleria Rusticano: IX. Finale. A Voi Tutti, Salute! (Alfio \u0026amp;middot; Turiddu \u0026amp;middot; Lola \u0026amp;middot; Chorus) Lo So Che Il Torto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46983728627933,"sku":"5028421961798","price":97.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3858796-2632669.jpg?v=1762925963","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/products\/mascagni-berliner-symphoniker-arlia-cavalleria-rusticana","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}