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Giacomo Puccini, Antonino Votto, La Scala Theater Orchestra
Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Prelude
2. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Hello! Hello! Alla Polka!'
3. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Che farrano i vicchi miel!'
4. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Jim perch? piangi?'
5. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Va tutto?... Un poker?'
6. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Hello, Minnie!'
7. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Regalias? Auroaras? Eurekas?'
8. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Dove eravamo?'
9. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'La posta! La posta!'
10. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Ti voglia bene, Minnie'
11. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.:'Minnie, dalla mia casa son partito'
12. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.:'Laggi? nel Soledad'
13. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Chi c'e per farmi i ricci?'
14. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Mister Johnson, voi m'avete seccato!'
15. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'La, la, la, la, la...'
16. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Mr. Johnson, siete rimasto indietro'
17. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Non so, non so, lo non son che una povera fanciulla'
18. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Quello che tacete me l'ha detto il cuor'
19. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Che cosa c'e?'
20. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 1.: 'Povera gente! Quanti son di loro'
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Il mio bimbo ? grande e piccino'
2. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Billy, ? fissato?'
3. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Buona sera!'
4. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Oh, se sapeste'
5. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Del biscotto alla crema?'
6. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Ugh... neve!'
7. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Minnie! Minnie!'
8. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Hello!...Chiamano...'
9. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Bada di non fidarti, troppo un'altra volta!'
10. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Vieni fuori! Viene fuori!'
11. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Una parola sola!'
12. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'L'han ferito'
13. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Che c'e di nuovo, Jack?'
14. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'E la! E la!'
15. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2.: 'Siete pronto?... Son pronto'
16. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 3.: 'Ve lo giuro, sceriffo'
17. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 3.: 'Ah! Ah! Ah!'
18. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 3.: '? cos?! Mister Johnson, come va?'
19. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 3.: 'Ah - ah - ah!'
20. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 3.: 'E anche tu lo vorrai!'

CD Details

All Artists: Giacomo Puccini, Antonino Votto, La Scala Theater Orchestra, Angelo Mercuriali, Athos Cesarini, Enzo Sordello, Franco Corelli, Franco Ricciardi, Gigliola Frazzoni, Gino del Signore, Michele Cazzato, Nicola Zaccaria, Nicola Zasccaria, Tito Gobbi, Ugo Novelli, Vittorio Tatozzi
Title: Puccini: La fanciulla del West
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Opera D'oro
Release Date: 9/4/2001
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 723724165922

CD Reviews

La mia Gigliola!!!!

Heroic Destiny | New York | 10/19/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wow!! I have never heard a more potent and heartfelt Fanciulla than this one. Frazzoni is an undiscovered gem. Her heart informs every word she sings and she has an incredible voice. Her piano tones are georgeous. Generic vocal terms and cliches will not fit Frazzoni for she is an exception to the rule, for example, there is no limit to how high she will take her "chest voice". Every single tone is wide open, but she never lost her voice even to this day. Her voice is supported very firmly on the breath. I will not speak of Corelli or Gobbi much as they are fabulous as usual. Votto has a powerful impact with orchestra; the sonorities are vivid and the heaviness of the score is amply displayed.Back to my darling Frazzoni--she is not a Minnie you weep for like Tebaldi, nor one you admire like Steber. She is a Minnie you leave saying "You go Girl!!!" Please buy it!!!"

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!

Heroic Destiny | 11/02/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This performance of Puccini's "La Fannicula del West" came to me as a complete surprise. I originally bought the set for Franco Corelli, who, for me, is THE tenor of the middle-of-the-twentieth century period. His performance here does not in any way dispell that opinion. He's in outstanding youthful form, powerful, yet sensitive, and his golden tone pour out like lava. Tito Gobbi is a vivid Jack Rance, and his singing is full of wonderful inflections. But the REAL surprise here is the Minnie of Gigliola Frazzoni, a shamefully neglected soprano who sang at La Scala during the days when Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi reigned in Europe. As great as both Callas and Tebaldi certainly were, Frazzoni in this performance would give either one of them a run for their money. She displays a massive dramatic soprano, with wonderfully rich chest tones, and she gives this difficult role everything she's got, which is considerable. I am in 100% agreement with the previous reviewer about this performance. Moreover, the sound, while not perfect, is nevertheless remarkably good for the period and the circumstances. I actually find this performance as good, if not better than the legendary London recording (in studio stereo) starring Del Monaco and Tebaldi. If you're a Corelli fan, this record is a must; if you love Puccini, and want to hear his most passionate score, you must own this recording."

GREAT SINGING, POOR SOUND

Alfredo R. Villanueva | New York, NY United States | 03/19/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"WHEN I BUY A HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE FROM THE FIFTIES, I BRACE MYSELF FOR WHAT I KNOW THE SOUND WILL BE: MOSTLY POOR. IN THIS RECORDING, HOWEVER, IT IS COMPENSATED BY THE SINGING OF THE PRINCIPALS. GOBBI AND CORELLI ARE BOTH TOTALLY ADDICTIVE, AND GIGLIOLA FRAZZONI DELIVERS. BUT I STILL NEED ANOTHER SET, HOPEFULLY IN BETTER SOUND AND WITH A LIBRETTO!"