Notes: | EMI: CHS 7 69987 2 (CDH 7 69988 2--CDH 7 69989 2). The 1st work an opera. Libretto of the 1st work by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci. Sung in Italian. Compact discs. Duration of 1st work: 84:00. Program notes in English with French and German translations and libretto with English, French, and German translations (58 p. : ports.) laid in container. In the 1st work: spoken introduction by the composer ; Bruna Rasa, soprano ; Maria Marcucci, mezzo-soprano ; Giulietta Simionato, alto ; Beniamino Gigli, tenor ; Gino Bechi, baritone ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; the composer, conductor. In the remainder: Beniamino Gigli, tenor, with various orchestras and conductors. Recorded Apr. 1940, E.A. Teatro alla Scala, Milano (1st work) and 1919-1948 (remainder).
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