Edizione intetessante e intensa....mescola un po' le versioni che Cilea approntò per varie riprese. Voci ottime. suono frusciante, ma ascoltabile. Terminata L'ARLESIANA c'è un lungo bonus che non so che sia. Si tratta di certi Fiordispino e Riccardino...chi mi sa dire cosa sia?

Performance was adequate. Too many sound issues. My first foray with this opera.

I'm sorry, but this performance doesn't do it at all. The sound is terrible-scratchy and shrill. It's hard to determine whether the performance is worthy, but I fear it is not. The singers sound under-whelming and Oncina, who normally has a sweet voice, sounds over taxed. I'd pass on this one.

Dubbed from well-loved LPs, this performance has the true flavor of verismo. Francesco Cilea's opera is the only other one of his output to have gained traction besides Adriana Lecouvreur, mainly on the strength of its tenor aria, E la solita storia. Juan Oncina sings it acceptably here, although he pales in force of personality to Gianna Pederzini, who gets to sing Esser madre e un inferno (It's hell to be a mother). Federico del Cupolo stirs up the verismo ferment, making this must-hearing for anyone trying to come to grips with the opera and suggesting the Cilea is a composer overdue for re-evaluation.

I bought this record beacuse of Gianna Pederzini, because she was the most famous Rosa Mamai in the history of this opera. Though she was a little bit far from her prime she can create an extraordinary atmosphere in her emblematic role. Emma Tegai an unremembered but excellent sopran sings Vivetta with full of passion. Juan Oncina, a tenor I'm not always happy to see in the cast makes here a very good job. In the role of Federico he can combine beauty and elegance with passion. Aldo Protti's voice seems me a little bit lighter than usual but he is radiant as Baldassare. Federico del Cupolo gives a very dramatic reading of this verismo opera. Unfortunately the sound is not the best but acceptable and the singing is enjoyable. Highly recommanded it for the lovers of the verismo.