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Recording Details

Pietro Mascagni – Iris

Recording Details

Checked:
Label: MRF
Catalog Number: MRF-29
Number of Media(s): 3
Media Type: LP
 

Recording Notes

Synopsis in EnglishOne and a half page-long essay 'Mascagni and "Iris"' by David Stivender (the same as in MRF-152)Pictures of Magda Olivero, Salvatore Puma, Giulio Neri, Clara Petrella, Boris Christoff and Giuseppe di StefanoCarricature of Mascagni by AvtorLibretto may or may not have been originally included (an official libretto by G. Ricordi & Company is included in this copy)
Side One
1. Act I beg.
Iris
Iris 28: 04
28: 04
Side Two
1. Act I concl.
Iris
Iris 28: 19
28: 19
Side Three
1. Act II beg.
Iris
Iris 25: 37
25: 37
Side Four
1. Act II concl.
Iris
Iris 27: 57
27: 57
Side Five
1. Act III
Iris
Iris 29: 31
29: 31
Side Six
1. Act I, Oh, la storia pietosa! & Apri la tua finestra!
Iris
Iris
2. Act I, Final Scene
Iris
Iris
3. Act II, Sollevami il velario!
Iris
Iris
4. Act II, Oh, come al tuo sottile corpo & Un dì ero piccina
Iris
Iris
5. Act II, Iris son io! to end of act.
Iris
Iris
32: 19

Performances on this Recording

Iris (1/1, 2/1, 3/1, 4/1, 5/1)
Iris: Magda Olivero
Osaka: Salvatore Puma
Kyoto: Saturno Meletti
Il Cieco: Giulio Neri
Una guècha: Amalia Oliva
Un cenciaiuolo: Mario Carlin
Un merciaiuolo: Salvatore De Tommaso
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della Rai
Chorus: Coro di Torino della Rai
Chorus Master: Ruggero Maghini
Conductor: Angelo Questa
Place: Auditorium di Torino della Rai
Date: September 6, 1956
Studio: Live

Iris (6/1, 6/2, 6/3, 6/4, 6/5)
Iris: Clara Petrella
Osaka: Giuseppe di Stefano
Kyoto: Saturno Meletti
Il Cieco: Boris Christoff
Una guècha: Aida Hovnanian
Un cenciaiuolo: Piero de Palma
Un merciaiuolo: Adelio Zagonaro
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
Chorus: Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma
Chorus Master:
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Place: Rome
Date: December 26, 1956
Studio: Live