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L'amico Fritz
Recorded Performances

Table of Contents

  1. L'amico Fritz (8/19)
  2. Ed anche Beppe amò - O Amore, o bella luce del cor (9/12)
  3. Intermezzo (7/10)
  4. Intermezzo (arrangement) (1/1)
  5. Non mi resta che il pianto (5/5)
  6. Per voi, ghiottoni inutile (1/2)
  7. Preludietto (1/1)
  8. Son pocchi fiori (5/6)
  9. Suzel, buon dì... Tutto tace (Cherry Duet) (8/11)
  10. Tutto tace (2/2)

Total 47 performances / 69 references. References marked with a have been thoroughly verified against actual recordings.

1. L'amico Fritz

62
October 28 - November 4, 1942
Cetra 105 (2 78, Mono)
Cetra 1203 [or 3203?] (2 LP)
Everest/Cetra 429/2 (2 LP, Mono)
Fonit Cetra CDO 18 (2 CD, ADD, Mono)
Warner Fonit 5050466-1818-2-4 (2 CD, ADD, Mono)
ZYX Music PD 2016-2 (2 CD, Mono)
Suzel: Pia Tassinari
Fritz Kobus: Ferruccio Tagliavini
Beppe: Amalia Pini
David: Saturno Meletti
Federico: Armando Giannotti
Hanezò: Pier Luigi Latinucci
Caterina: Giulia Abba Bersone
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Torino della Rai
Chorus Master: Bruno Erminero
Conductor: Pietro Mascagni
Place: Torino
Date: October 28 - November 4, 1942
Studio: Studio
Notes: This performance was broadcast for the first time by the EIAR on November 5, 1942

63
February 7, 1951
Eklipse EKR CD 11 (2 CD, Mono)
MDP MDP 002 (2 LP, Mono)
Suzel: Rina Gigli
Fritz Kobus: Beniamino Gigli
Beppe: Miriam Pirazzini
David: Afro Poli
Federico: Iginio Riccò
Hanezò: Luciano Delle Pergola
Caterina: Irene Acampora
Orchestra: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro San Carlo, Napoli
Chorus Master: Michele Lauro
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Place: Teatro San Carlo, Napoli
Date: February 7, 1951
Studio: Live

64
April 25, 1953
Bongiovanni GB-1098/99-2 (2 CD, ADD)
Suzel: Rosanna Carteri
Fritz Kobus: Cesare Valetti
Beppe: Rina Corsi
David: Carlo Tagliabue
Federico: Walter Artioli
Hanezò: Pierluigi Latinucci
Caterina: Stefania Parandello
Orchestra: Orchestra e Coro della RAI, Milano
Conductor: Vittorio Gui
Place: Milano
Date: April 25, 1953
Studio: Live

65
December 7, 1963
Fonit Cetra CDE-1041 (2 CD)
Opera D'Oro OPD-1326 (2 CD)
Suzel: Mirella Freni
Fritz Kobus: Gianni Raimondi
Beppe: Bianca-Maria Casoni
David: Rolando Panerai
Federico: Piero de Palma
Hanezò: Virgilio Carbonari
Caterina: Mirella Fiorentini
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Chorus: Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Chorus Master: Roberto Benaglio (?)
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Place: La Scala, Milano
Date: December 7, 1963
Studio: Live

66
August-September 1968
Angel SBL-3737 (2 LP, Stereo)
Angel Y2S-3737 (1 RR, Stereo)
EMI 5 67373 2 (2 CD, ADD, Stereo)
EMI CDS 7 47905 8 (2 CD, ADD, Stereo)
EMI (UK) SLS 5107 (2 LP, Stereo)
Suzel: Mirella Freni
Fritz Kobus: Luciano Pavarotti
Beppe: Laura Didier-Gambardella
David: Vincenzo Sardinero
Federico: Luigi Pontiggia
Hanezò: Benito di Bella
Caterina: Malvina Major
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Chorus: Royal Opera Chorus
Chorus Master: Douglas Robinson
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Place: Abbey Road Studios, London
Date: August-September 1968
Studio: Studio

67
1973
Impresario Editions IE 3004 (2 LP, Stereo)
Suzel: Maria Chiara
Fritz Kobus: Giacomo Aragall
Beppe: Elena Zilio
David: Giuseppe Taddei
Federico: Piero di Palma
Hanezò: Carlo Missiato
Caterina: Maria Mellini
Orchestra: [missing orchestra and chorus]
Chorus Master:
Conductor: Maurizio Arena
Place: Catania
Date: 1973
Studio: Live

68
September 1991
fonè 93 F 10 (2 CD)
Suzel: Sandra Pacetti
Fritz Kobus: Pietro Ballo
Beppe: Paola Romanò
David: Armando Ariostini
Federico: Carlo Bosi
Hanezò: Filippo Militano
Caterina: Alessandra Rossi
Orchestra: Orchestra Accademia Strumentale Toscana
Chorus: Coro Cooperativa Artisti Associati
Chorus Master: Stefano Visconti
Conductor: Alessandro Pinzauti
Place: Teatro "La Gran Guardia", Livorno
Date: September 1991
Studio: Live
Notes: Centenary edition

507193
November 27 or 28, 2002
Kultur D2828 (1 DVD, Stereo)
Fritz Kobus: José Bros
Suzel: Dimitra Theodossiou
Beppe: Sandra Pacheco-Quintero
David: Alessandro Paliaga
Federico: Emanuele Giannino
Hanezò: Antonio Taschini
Caterina: Corinna Justian Schmidt
Director: Simona Marchini
Orchestra: Orchestra CittàLirica
Chorus: Coro CittàLirica
Conductor: Roberto Tolomelli
Chorus Master: Marco Bargagna
Scene and Costumes: Ivan Stefanutti
Lights: Massimo Corsi
Place: Livorno
Date: November 27 or 28, 2002
Studio: Live

2. Ed anche Beppe amò - O Amore, o bella luce del cor

501581
1905-1906
Bongiovanni GB 1003-2 Il mito dell'opera (1 CD, ADD)
Tenor: Piero Schiavazzi
Date: 1905-1906
Studio: Studio
Notes: Fonotipia 39327XPh 357

503130
November 11, 1917
Symposium 1231 (1 CD, Mono)
Tenor: Fernando de Lucia
Orchestra:
Conductor: S. Sassano
Place: Naples
Date: November 11, 1917
Studio: Studio

501799
May 12, 1930
Bongiovanni GB 1026 (1 CD, ADD, Mono)
Columbia 2424-D (1 78, Mono)
Gala GL 100.731 (2 CD, ADD)
Tenor: Dino Borgioli
Conductor: Lorenzo Molajoli
Orchestra:
Date: May 12, 1930
Studio: Studio

502309
November 23, 1940
Myto 1 MCD 933.82 (1 CD, ADD)
Tenor: Ferruccio Tagliavini
Orchestra: EIAR
Conductor: Ugo Tansini
Date: November 23, 1940
Studio: Studio
Notes: Cetra BB 25026/2.70491

506934
1944
Fenice TM02 (1 CD)
Tenor: Giuseppe Di Stefano
Piano: E. Moser
Place: Lausanne
Date: 1944
Studio: Studio
Notes: HMV 17943M/17943M-A

502537
June 24, 1945
Preiser PR 93432 (1 CD, AAD, Mono)
Tenor: Giuseppe di Stefano
Piano: Henri Ottone
Place: RSR Studios, Lausanne
Date: June 24, 1945
Studio: Studio

501859
January 3, 1948
EMI 7-69987-2 (2 CD, ADD, Mono)
HMV D.A. 1937 (1 78, Mono)
Tenor: Beniamino Gigli
Orchestra:
Conductor: Rinaldo Zamboni
Place: Abbey Road Studios, London
Date: January 3, 1948
Studio: Studio
Notes: Actual 78 rpm record says "Rainaldo Zamboni"

501460
July 24, 1952
Testament SBT 1039 (1 CD, ADD, Stereo)
Tenor: Mario del Monaco
Conductor: Tomaso Benintende-Neglia
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Place: Milan
Date: July 24, 1952
Studio: Studio
Notes: 0BA 8110 & 8112DA 11348

507863
July 5-9, 2003
Virgin Classics 7243 5 45626 2 4 (1 CD, DDD, Stereo)
Tenor: Rolando Villazón
Conductor: Marcello Viotti
Orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Place: Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich
Date: July 5-9, 2003
Studio: Studio

3. Intermezzo

510321
ca. 1911
Fonotipia 92773-92774 (1 78, Mono)
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: R. Bracale
Place: Milan
Date: ca. 1911
Studio: Studio
Notes: Fonotipia 92773 / Xph 4503

500832
1927
Fonoteca FT-96.11.15 (1 CD, AAD, Mono)
Naxos 8.110714-15 Naxos Historical / Great Opera Recordings (2 CD, ADD)
TIMAClub Tima 51/52 (2 LP, Mono)
VAI AUDIO VAIA 1113 (1 CD, ADD, Mono)
Orchestra: Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Pietro Mascagni
Place: Berlin
Date: 1927
Studio: Studio
Notes: 536 bgPolydor 66585

506738
1928-37
Columbia 7200 M (1 78, Mono)
Conductor: Lorenzo Molajoli
Orchestra: Milan Symphony Orchestra
Place: Milan
Date: 1928-37
Studio: Studio

501919
1928-1937
EMI 3C 061-17169 M (1 LP)
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno
Place: Milan
Date: 1928-1937
Studio: Studio

502815
1989
Naxos 8.550240 (1 CD, DDD, Stereo)
Orchestra: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
Place: Bratislava, Concert Hall of Czecho-Slovak Radio
Date: 1989
Studio: Studio

503959
October 1995
[Private] N/A ()
Parisina: Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni
Stella dell'Assassino: Marta Senn
Ugo: Kaludi Kaludov
Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Place: Firenze or Roma
Date: October 1995
Studio: Live

500092
October 6, 1995
Dynamic CDS 379 (1 CD, DDD, Stereo)
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
Chorus: Coro del Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
Conductor: Tiziano Severini
Chorus Master: Ine Meisters
Place: Teatro Lirico "Giuseppe Verdi", Trieste, Italy
Date: October 6, 1995
Studio: Live

4. Intermezzo (arrangement)

509947
1910-1918
Fonotipia 62587-62588 (1 78, Mono)
Band: Musica della R. Marina Italiana
Conductor: Seba Matacena
Place: Milan
Date: 1910-1918
Notes: Fonotipia 62587

5. Non mi resta che il pianto

510917
September 28, 1923
Victrola 967 (1 78, Mono)
Soprano: Lucrezia Bori
Orchestra:
Date: September 28, 1923
Studio: Studio

502344
1928
Bongiovanni GB 1078-2 Il mito dell'opera (1 CD, ADD)
Soprano: Mafalda Favero
Date: 1928
Studio: Studio
Notes: Columbia D 6086B2651

502406
1930
Arkadia HP 626.2 (2 CD)
Soprano: Maria Farneti
Date: 1930
Studio: Studio
Notes: Columbia GQ 7170Matr. B 4435

501138
1968?
D Classics DCL 706492 (2 CD, Stereo)
Soprano: Mirella Freni
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Place: Milano?
Date: 1968?
Studio: Studio

500346
1999?
Actes Sud AT 34111 (2 CD, ADD, Stereo)
Soprano: Denia Mazzola-Gavazzeni
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon
Conductor: Enrique Diemecke
Place: Montpellier?
Date: 1999?
Studio: Studio

6. Per voi, ghiottoni inutile

506357
1960's
Gala GL 100.717 (2 CD, ADD, Mono)
Myto 1 MCD 974.167 (1 CD, ADD, Mono)
David: Ettore Bastianini
Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI
Place: Milan
Date: 1960's
Studio: Studio

7. Preludietto

502980
October 2001
Deutsche Grammophon 471 566-2 (1 CD, DDD, Stereo)
Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung
Place: Rome, Auditorio di Via della Conciliazione
Date: October 2001
Studio: Studio

8. Son pocchi fiori

510917
September 28, 1923
Victrola 967 (1 78, Mono)
Soprano: Lucrezia Bori
Orchestra:
Date: September 28, 1923
Studio: Studio

502339
1936
Bongiovanni GB 1078-2 Il mito dell'opera (1 CD, ADD)
HMV DA 1498 (1 78, Mono)
Soprano: Mafalda Favero
Orchestra: La Scala
Conductor: G. Antonicelli
Place: Milan
Date: 1936
Studio: Studio
Notes: HMV DA 14980BA 1451-2

502396
1941
Arkadia HP 626.2 (2 CD)
Soprano: Pia Tassinari
Orchestra: EIAR
Conductor: Ugo Tansini
Date: 1941
Studio: Studio
Notes: Cetra BB 25037Matr. 2-70619Also Cetra CD 20167?

501138
1968?
D Classics DCL 706492 (2 CD, Stereo)
Soprano: Mirella Freni
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: Antonino Votto
Place: Milano?
Date: 1968?
Studio: Studio

503012
2001?
VOG (1 CD, Stereo)
Soprano: Robin Follman
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Yves Abel
Place: Walthamstow Hall, London
Date: 2001?
Studio: Studio

9. Suzel, buon dì... Tutto tace (Cherry Duet)

508782
1910?
Fonotipia 92595-92596 (1 78, Mono)
Suzel: Lina Pasini-Vitale
Fritz: Giuseppe Krismer
Orchestra:
Conductor:
Date: 1910?
Studio: Studio
Notes: Issued May 1910From "Han della porpora"Fonotipia 92595 / XPh 4006Fonotipia 92596 / XPh 4007-2

503124
October 5, 1919
Symposium 1231 (1 CD, Mono)
Tenor: Fernando de Lucia
Soprano: Angela De Angelis
Orchestra:
Conductor: S. Sassano
Place: Naples
Date: October 5, 1919
Studio: Studio

501842
December 5, 1919
EMI 7-69987-2 (2 CD, ADD, Mono)
Fenice TM02 (1 CD)
Tenor: Beniamino Gigli
Soprano: Nerina Baldisseri
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno
Date: December 5, 1919
Studio: Studio

506284
May 13, 1930
Columbia GQX 10282 (1 78, Mono)
Soprano: Rosetta Pampanini
Tenor: Dino Borgioli
Orchestra:
Conductor: Lorenzo Molajoli
Place: Milan
Date: May 13, 1930
Studio: Studio
Notes: Columbia GQX 10282Matr. WBX 830 / WBX 831

501913
January 1937
Arkadia HP 626.2 (2 CD)
EMI 3C 061-17169 M (1 LP)
HMV DB 3067 (1 78, Mono)
Soprano: Mafalda Favero
Tenor: Tito Schipa
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: G. Antonicello
Place: Milan
Date: January 1937
Studio: Studio
Notes: HMV DB 3067Matr. 2BA1700-2

502302
November 27, 1939
Myto 1 MCD 933.82 (1 CD, ADD)
Soprano: Magda Olivero
Tenor: Ferruccio Tagliavini
Orchestra: EIAR
Conductor: Ugo Tansini
Place: Turin
Date: November 27, 1939
Studio: Studio
Notes: Cetra BB 25050/2.70443-44

501357
July & September 1995
EMI 7243 5 56117 2 7 Classics (1 CD, DDD, Stereo)
Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu
Tenor: Roberto Alagna
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Cor anglais (on Anna Bolena): Graham Salter
Place: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London
Date: July & September 1995
Studio: Studio

502453
December 12, 1996
EMI Classics 5 56337 (1 CD, DDD, Stereo)
Tenor: Plàcido Domingo
Soprano: Veronica Villarroel
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Asher Fisch
Place: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Date: December 12, 1996
Studio: Live

10. Tutto tace

501795
January 14, 1924
Bongiovanni GB 1026 (1 CD, ADD, Mono)
Soprano: Lucrezia Bori
Tenor: Miguel Fleta
Date: January 14, 1924
Studio: Studio

501357
July & September 1995
EMI 7243 5 56117 2 7 Classics (1 CD, DDD, Stereo)
Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu
Tenor: Roberto Alagna
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Cor anglais (on Anna Bolena): Graham Salter
Place: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London
Date: July & September 1995
Studio: Studio