This is a discography of Cavalleria rusticana, an opera by Pietro Mascagni. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 17 May 1890. There have been over 100 full-length recordings of Cavalleria rusticana published since it was first recorded in Germany in 1909. Recordings on the opera on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk Retrieved 6 February 2010 Mascagni himself has conducted the opera in two recordings, the best-known of which is the 1940 EMI recording made to mark the 50th anniversary of the opera's premiere. The performance by the La Scala orchestra and chorus with Lina Bruna Rasa as Santuzza and Beniamino Gigli as Turiddu also has a spoken introduction by Mascagni. Originally released as an LP, it is available on CD under several historical recording labels, including Naxos.Mallach, Alan (2002). Pietro Mascagni and His Operas, p. 298. University Press of New England.
Recordings YearCast(Santuzza, Turiddu,Alfio, Lucia)Conductor,Opera house and orchestraLabelUnless otherwise indicated, this discography is sourced from Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk1927May BlythHeddle NashHarold WilliamsJustine GriffithsAylmer BuesstBritish National Opera CompanyCD: Divine Art Historic SoundCat: DDH 278051929-1930Delia SanzioGiovanni Breviario Piero BiasiniOlga de FrancoCarlo SabajnoTeatro alla Scala orchestra and chorusCD: ArkadiaCat: 78046 1930Giannina Arangi-LombardiAntonio MelandriGino LulliIda MannariniLorenzo MolajoliOrchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe VerdiCD: Preiser RecordsCat: 90042 1934Iva PacettiBeniamino GigliMario BasiolaGiuseppe NessiLeone PaciTeatro alla Scala orchestra and chorusCD: Opera D'OroCat: OPD-90091950Giulietta SimionatoAchille BraschiCarlo TagliabueLiliana PellegrinoArturo BasileCetra orchestra and chorusLP: Cetra RecordsCat: 1951Valentina PetrovaEddy RuhlIvan PetrovLidia MalaniErasmo Ghiglia Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorusLP: Remington RecordsCat: 199-74 1953Zinka MilanovJussi BjörlingRobert Merrill Carol SmithRenato Cellini RCA Victor Symphony OrchestraLP: RCA VictrolaCat: VIC-6044CD: RCA Red SealCat: 888750544926Margaret HarshawRichard TuckerFrank Guarrera Thelma VotipkaFausto Cleva Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorusLP: ColumbiaCat: SL-123CD: SonyCat:Maria CallasGiuseppe Di StefanoRolando PaneraiEbe TicozziTullio SerafinTeatro alla Scala orchestra and chorusCD: EMI CDCat: 7243 5 56287 2 51954Elena NicolaiMario del MonacoAldo ProttiAnna Maria AnelliFranco GhioneOrchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe VerdiLP: DeccaCat: ACL 199-200;CD: Great Opera PerformancesCat: GOP 66314 1957Renata TebaldiJussi BjörlingEttore BastianiniRina CorsiAlberto EredeMaggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra and chorusLP: RCA VictorCat: LSC-6059CD: Decca Cat: 458 22421958Caterina ManciniGianni PoggiAldo ProttiAurora CattelaniUgo RápaloTeatro di San Carlo orchestra and chorusLP: PhilipsCat: SABL 135-7 1960Giulietta SimionatoMario del MonacoCornell MacNeilAnna di StasioTullio SerafinAccademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorusCD: DeccaCat: 467 484-21962Victoria de los ÁngelesFranco CorelliMario SereniCorinna VozzaGabriele SantiniRome Opera orchestra and chorus CD: EMI CDCat: 72438-19968-2-91965Fiorenza CossottoCarlo BergonziGiangiacomo GuelfiMaria Gracia AllegriHerbert von KarajanTeatro alla Scala orchestra and chorusCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 419 257-21966Elena SouliotisMario del MonacoTito GobbiAnna di StasioSilvio VarvisoOrchestra e Coro di RomaLP: DeccaCat: 1976Julia VaradyLuciano PavarottiPiero CappuccilliIda BormidaGianandrea GavazzeniNational Philharmonic OrchestraLondon Voices CD: Decca ClassicsCat: 00289 414 5902 1978Renata ScottoPlácido DomingoPablo ElviraJean KraftJames LevineNational Philharmonic Orchestra LP: RCA Red SealCat: CRL1-3091CD: RCA Red SealCat: 7432139500-21979Montserrat CaballéJosé CarrerasMatteo ManuguerraAstrid VarnayRiccardo MutiPhilharmonia OrchestraCD: EMI CDCat: CMS 7 63650 21981Martina ArroyoFranco BonisolliBernd WeiklJuliana FalkLamberto GardelliBavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraCD: EurodiscCat: 1983Elena ObraztsovaPlácido DomingoRenato BrusonFedora BarbieriGeorges PrêtreTeatro alla Scala orchestra and chorusCD: PhilipsCat: 416 137-21989Agnes BaltsaPlácido DomingoJuan PonsVera BaniewiczGiuseppe SinopoliPhilharmonia OrchestraCD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: CD 429 568-21990Jessye NormanGiuseppe GiacominiDmitri HvorostovskyRosa LaghezzaSemyon BychkovOrchestre de ParisCD: PhilipsCat: 432 105-21992Stefka EvstatievaGiacomo AragallEduard TumagianAlzbeta MichalkováAlexander RahbariCzecho-Slovak Radio Symphony OrchestraSlovak Philharmonic ChoirCD: NaxosCat: 8 660022 1997Nelly MiricioiuDennis O'NeillPhillip JollElizabeth BainbridgeDavid ParryLondon Philharmonic OrchestraGeoffrey Mitchell ChoirCD: ChandosCat: CHAN 30042020Ezgi KutluAldo Di ToroAudun IversenCheryl StuderOksana LynivGraz Philharmonic OrchestraOper Graz ChorusCD: Oehms ClassicsCat: OC 9872020Melody MooreBrian JagdeLester LynchElisabetta FiorilloMarek JanowskiDresden Philharmonic OrchestraMDR Leipzig Radio ChoirCD: PentatoneCat: PTC 51867722020Anita RachvelishviliPiero PrettiLuca SalsiRonnita MillerRiccardo MutiChicago Symphony Orchestra & ChorusCD: CSO ResoundCat: CSOR 901 2201
References
Further reading For extensive annotated discographies of Cavalleria rusticana, see: Flury, Roger (2001). Pietro Mascagni - A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood Press. Mascagni.org.