{"title":"Verismo Collection","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 780px; margin: 2.5rem auto 3rem; padding: 2.5rem 2rem; border-top: 2px solid #330065; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8d0e3; text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.9; color: #333;\"\u003e\n    Emerging in the final decades of the nineteenth century, \u003ci\u003everismo\u003c\/i\u003e brought a new dramatic immediacy to Italian opera. This collection traces the movement from its defining masterpieces to lesser-known works by composers who expanded its expressive language, performed by many of the twentieth century's greatest interpreters.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cavalleria-rusticana-galvany-domingo","title":"Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - Galvany, Domingo, Ciminelli; Guadagno.  1973","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"two-column-grid\"\u003e \u003c!-- Left Column: Title, Composer, Description --\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch1 class=\"title-header\"\u003eCavalleria Rusticana\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePietro Mascagni (1863–1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 60s and 70s were a time of great abundance in American Opera. New York City Opera was fostering talent that then went out and pollinated opera houses in cities big and small throughout the country. It was through this phenomenon that we find \u003cb\u003eMarisa Galvany\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePlacido Domingo\u003c\/b\u003e offering performances worthy of the world's greatest opera houses in Hartford. Galvany's throbbing soprano, electric stage presence and seemingly endless vocal range make her an ideal Santuzza and paired with the red-hot Turiddu of Placido Domingo, the Hartfordians were treated to a taste of verismo at its very best. 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Since the opera is relatively short, I have included excerpts from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLa Fanciulla del west\u003c\/span\u003e featuring Frazzoni and \u003cb\u003eFranco Corelli\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eGianetto Malespini – \u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Annular\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeri Chiaramantesi – \u003cstrong\u003eAnselmo Colzani\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabriello Chiaramantesi – \u003cstrong\u003eEnzo Guagni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIl Tornaquinci – \u003cstrong\u003eFranco Calabrese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIl Calandra – \u003cstrong\u003eArrigo Cattelani\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFazio – \u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Sacchetti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIl Trinca – \u003cstrong\u003eEnzo Guagni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIl Dottore – \u003cstrong\u003eAldo Corelli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLapo\/Un Cantore – \u003cstrong\u003eWalter Artioli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGinevra – \u003cstrong\u003eGigliola Frazzoni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisabetta – \u003cstrong\u003eMafalda Micheluzzi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaldomine\/Cintia – \u003cstrong\u003eLiliana Pellegrino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiammetta – \u003cstrong\u003ePina Leo Tanco\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocation: \u003cstrong\u003eMilano\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: \u003cstrong\u003eOctober 23, 1955\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConductor: \u003cstrong\u003eOliviero De Fabritiis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 10849-2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Mono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eBONUS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eGigliola Frazzoni and Franco Corelli in excerpts from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLa Fanciulla del west.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31292630597768,"sku":"10849-2","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":14098691844,"sku":"MP3 10849-2","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52080036118849,"sku":"FLAC 10849-2","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080036151617,"sku":"FLACUP 10849-2","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/10849-2front.jpg?v=1751036431"},{"product_id":"mascagni-iris-magda-olivero-ottolini-capecchi","title":"Mascagni: Iris - Olivero, Ottolini, Capecchi, Clabassi; Veeninga.  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If Mascagni never achieved the same level of recognition in his later operas as he did for \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCavalleria Rusticana\u003c\/span\u003e, it wasn't due to lack of a real musical voice. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIris\u003c\/span\u003e is born out of the same movement of \"orientalism\" in music that brought us such works as \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDie Frau ohne Schatten\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLe Rossignol\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTurandot\u003c\/span\u003e and like his contemporaries, Mascagni employed the sounds of the \"Orient\", imagined or otherwise, to great effect. \u003cb\u003eMagda Olivero\u003c\/b\u003e is astonishing in the title role and displays that in addition to having a great voice and operatic sensibility, her musicianship was also first-rate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e Iris – \u003cstrong\u003eMagda Olivero\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Osaka – \u003cstrong\u003eLuigi Ottolini\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kyoto – \u003cstrong\u003eRenato Capecchi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Il Cieco – \u003cstrong\u003ePlinio Clabassi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Un Merciavolo – \u003cstrong\u003eFred Bongers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Un Cenciaiolo – \u003cstrong\u003eFred Bongers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Una Guèsha – \u003cstrong\u003eJennie Veeninga\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e Location: \u003cstrong\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Date: \u003cstrong\u003eOctober 12, 1963\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conductor: \u003cstrong\u003eFulvio Vernizzi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Catalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 10986-2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Label: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Number of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn Mono\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\"\u003eBONUS\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e Magda Olivero sings excerpts from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMadama Butterfly\u003c\/span\u003e (Napoli, 1960)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":31292626862216,"sku":"10986-2","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":14098714756,"sku":"MP3 10986-2","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":52080042443073,"sku":"FLAC 10986-2","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC UPGRADE","offer_id":52080042475841,"sku":"FLACUP 10986-2","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/10986-2front.jpg?v=1751036325"},{"product_id":"giordano-andrea-chenier-alain-vanzo-le-bris-massard-senechal-sebastian","title":"Giordani: Andrea Chénier - Vanzo, Le Bris, Massard; Sébastian. 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