These fabulous numbers were recorded in Milano in April 1914, and published by
Fonotipia in 1914 on 13 double-sided discs. They feature the following artists:
All three performed in Livorno in a series of performances that started in late
February 1914 (see the list of performances), with
Francisca Solari replacing Mercedes Aicardi for the last 7 of a total of 18
performances. The conductor is unknown. No documentation seems to support the theory
that Mascagni conducted the vocal excerpts. Conflicting opinions have been reported
regarding the possibility that he conducted five orchestral excerpts, including the
Canto dell'usignolo presented here, on April 30. Current research on the
Fonotipia archives, hopefully due for publication soon, should shed some light on
this issue.
With about an entire hour of music recorded, these excerpts constitute an important
selection of the opera, which lasts close to 3 hours and 30 minutes when performed
entirely.
Alessandro Dolci is a revelation: "La sua voce [...] stupisce per l'argentea
purezza che conserva il timbro dei suoi acuti." ("[...] his voice astonishes with
the argentine purity still present in his high notes").
Many thanks to Roger Flury and Christian Zwarg for making this page possible! If
you wish to obtain a CD-R version of the 1914 excerpts, visit Truesound Transfers 
. The CD-R is
available under the reference Truesound Transfers TT-2101 .
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Performers |
Duration |
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Stella, "O tristo, tristo" [libretto]
Act I
Fon. X 69131 (mx. xPh 5053-2)
April 23, 1914
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Stella: Laura del Lungo
Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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3: 09 |
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2804 KB |
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1487 KB |
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Stella, "O fiore di mia vita" [libretto]
Act I
Fon. XX 74179 (mx. xxPh 5059-2)
April 29, 1914
Stella, "Giungesti in punto" [libretto]
Act I
Fon. XX 74180 (mx. xxPh 5060-2)
April 25, 1914
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Stella: Laura del Lungo
Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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7: 41 |
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5402 KB |
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Stella, "O Parisina Malatesta" [libretto]
Act I
Fon. X 69132 (mx. xPh 5054)
April 23, 1914
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Stella: Laura del Lungo
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2: 30 |
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2207 KB |
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1177 KB |
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Ugo, "Meglio campar la vita in arme" [libretto]
Act I
Fon. X 69133 (mx. xPh 5061)
April 26, 1914
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Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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2: 16 |
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1978 KB |
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1075 KB |
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"Ave Maria, gratia plena" [libretto]
Sequenza delle tre donzelle
Act II
Fon. X 69136 (mx. xPh 5064)
April 27, 1914
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Soprano: Francisca Solari
Soprano: Ida Rappini
Mezzo-Soprano: Laura del Lungo
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3: 16 |
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2867 KB |
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1542 KB |
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Parisina, "Ecco la rete dei miei capelli" [libretto]
Act II
Fon. X 69135 (mx. xPh 5062)
April 26, 1914
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Parisina: Francisca Solari
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2: 56 |
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2686 KB |
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1381 KB |
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"Offerta alla Madonna"
Act II
Fon. X 69151 (mx. unknown)
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Orchestra only: |
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Ugo, "Vittoria!" [libretto]
Act II
Fon. X 69137 (mx. xPh 5045-2)
April 18, 1914
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Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
Parisina: Francisca Solari
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2: 38 |
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2338 KB |
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1244 KB |
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Parisina, "Vogliate qui sedere" [libretto]
Act II
Fon. X 69139 (mx. xPh 5063-2)
April 26, 1914
Ugo, "Or voi composto v'avrete nella bara"
Act II |
Parisina: Francisca Solari
Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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5: 52 |
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5144 KB |
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2757 KB |
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Parisina, "Se pietà ho di voi" [libretto]
Act II
Fon. X 69140 (mx. xPh 5046)
Ugo, "Le grida e il clamore"
Act II
Fon. X 69141 (mx. xPh 5047-2)
April 18, 1914
Parisina, "Stanno in mucchio fra i lauri"
Act II
Fon. X 69142 (mx. xPh 5048)
April 21, 1914
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Parisina: Francisca Solari
Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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9: 47 |
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8367 KB |
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4591 KB |
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Parisina, "Mercé, Maria! Mercé" [libretto]
Act II
Fon. XX 74181 (mx. xxPh 5052)
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Parisina: Francisca Solari
Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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3: 26 |
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2409 KB |
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Parisina, "Commessa fu la mia colpa" [libretto]
Act III
Canto dell'usignolo
Fon. X 69143 (mx. xPh 5056)
Fon. X 69144 (mx. xPh 5055)
April 24, 1914
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Parisina: Francisca Solari
Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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5: 41 |
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4928 KB |
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2669 KB |
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Act III
Canto dell'usignolo
Fon. X 69134 (mx. xPh 5078)
April 30, 1914
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Orchestra only: |
2: 59 |
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2540 KB |
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1408 KB |
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Parisina, "Ah, serra ancóra" [libretto]
Act III
Fon. XX 74182 (mx. xxPh 5049)
April 21, 1914
Parisina, "Prendimi su la tua spalla" [libretto]
Act III
Fon. X 69145 (mx. xPh 5050)
April 21, 1914
Parisina, "Amico mio bello"
Act III
Fon. X 69146 (mx. xPh 5051)
April 21, 1914
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Parisina: Francisca Solari
Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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9: 52 |
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6909 KB |
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Parisina, "Hai tu veduto a dentro" [libretto]
Act III
Fon. X 69147 (mx. xPh 5058)
Ugo, "Ah com'è bella"
Act III
Fon. X 69148 (mx. xPh 5057)
April 24, 1914
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Parisina: Francisca Solari
Ugo: Alessandro Dolci
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5: 45 |
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5005 KB |
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2700 KB |
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"Delirio di Parisina"
Act III
Fon. X 69151 (mx. unknown)
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Orchestra only: |
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