Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci Luciano Pavarotti
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- Release Date: 10/25/1990
- Original Release: 1988
- 2 Disc Set
- Sales Rank: 13,149
- Label: DECCA
- UPC: 028941459022
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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci
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It is almost impossible to see Pietro Mascagni's one-act opera Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) without its inevitable partner, Ruggiero Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci (The Clowns), although the two works were written separately. But the coupling clearly works. "Cav" (as it's called) is sometimes known as the Italian Saint Matthew Passion for its barely concealed religious intensity, and here its conductor, the great Gianandrea Gavazzeni, understands perfectly how to communicate emotion with purity and intensity. The dramatically gifted Romanian soprano Julia Varády is always a pleasure to hear, and the adorable Mirella Freni in Pagliacci is equally charming. Of course tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who stars in both operas, hardly needs an introduction. Benjamin Ivry, Barnes & Noble
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