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Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858-1919)
ChattertonRecorded in Milan, May 1908Opera in three acts Recorded in twenty-six parts Words and music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo Set in the vicinity of London, ca.1770 (First performed at the Teatro Drammatico Nazionale, Rome, 10 March 1896) | |
| Thomas Chatterton | Francisco Granados |
| Thomas Chatterton | Francesco Signorini |
| John Clark, a wealthy proprietor | Francesco Frederici |
| Jenny Clark, his wife, a Puritan | Ines de Frate |
| Young Henry, her brother | Annita Santoro |
| Giorgio, an elderly Quaker, Jenny’s uncle | Giuseppe Quinzi-Tapergi |
| Lord Klifford | Francesco Cigada |
| Skirner, a moneylender | Gaetano Pini-Corsi
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Ruggiero Leoncavallo, conductor Chorus and orchestra: Teatro alla Scala Producer: Stephen R. Clarke Audio Conservation: Ward Marston Photographs: Roger Gross Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi Marston would like to thank Richard Bebb, Leonard D. Court, Ruth Edge, Lawrence F. Holdridge, Iain Miller, Alan McCormack, and Lloyd Stickles for their help in the production of Chatterton. Marston would also like to give special thanks to Richard Bebb, Lawrence F. Holdridge, and the late Sir Paul Getty for their generosity in sharing exceedingly rare recordings. | |
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Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858-1919)
PagliacciRecorded in Milan, June 1907Opera in two acts Recorded in twenty-one parts Words and music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo | |
| Canio (Pagliaccio) | Antonio Paoli |
| Nedda (Colombina) | Giuseppina Huguet |
| Tonio (Taddeo) | Francesco Cigada |
| Silvio (Villager) | Ernesto Badini |
| Beppe (Arlecchino) | Gaetano Pini-Corsi |
| A peasant | Giuseppe Rosci
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Ruggiero Leoncavallo, conductor Chorus and orchestra: Teatro alla Scala Producer: Stephen R. Clarke Audio Conservation: Ward Marston Photographs: EMI Archive and Roger Gross Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi Marston would like to thank Roger Beardsley, Ruth Edge, J. Neil Forster, Lawrence F. Holdridge, Johnson Victrola Museum, Delaware State Museums, Dover, Delaware, Leigh Martinet, and Mark Obert-Thorn for their help in the production of Pagliacci. | |
Chatterton | ||
| CD 1 (79:04) (FS) Francesco Signorini, (FG) Francisco Granados | ||
| ACT I (31:33) | ||
| 1. | Charley! Holger! Chatterton (FG); Giorgio; John | 2:09 |
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| 2. | Lord Klifford qui desidera John; Jenny; Giorgio | 2:06 |
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| 3. | Uh! L’orso si allontana! Henry; Chatterton (FG); Giorgio | 2:48 |
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| 4. | Che hai? Scrissi una lettera Giorgio; Chatterton (FS) | 3:02 |
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| 5. | Vedeste Mistress Clark? Chatterton (FG); Giorgio; John; Lord Klifford | 3:21 |
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| 6. | Signori, vi presento Jenny; Chatterton (FG); John; Lord Klifford | 3:30 |
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| 7. | Dacchè sei giunto Chatterton (FG); John; Giorgio; Lord Klifford | 4:13 |
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| 8. | John, dite che ci apprestino Chatterton (FG); Jenny; John; Lord Klifford | 3:22 |
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| 9. | Gli amici suoi perchè Jenny; Chatterton (FG); Giorgio | 3:17 |
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| 10. | Ne’ pieghi del sudario Jenny; Chatterton (FS) | 3:45 |
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| ACT II (36:33) | ||
| 11. | Preludio orchestra | 2:54 |
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| 12. | Intermezzo: A Dio sia gloria chorus | 3:49 |
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| 13. | Stanco spossato arresta il triste pellegrin Chatterton (FS) | 3:45 |
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| 14. | Tu sola a me rimani Chatterton (FS) | 2:31 |
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| 15. | Son certo ch’ei dorme Henry; Chatterton (FG) | 3:04 |
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| 16. | Là... là.... presso a quel tavolo Henry; Chatterton (FG) | 3:19 |
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| 17. | Che hai? Tom di’, che hai? Henry; Jenny; Giorgio | 3:37 |
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| 18. | Un angiol sei! Ma datti pace Jenny; Giorgio | 3:48 |
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| 19. | Skirner! qui!... Voi stesso! Chatterton (FG); Skirner | 3:12 |
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| 20. | È finita, mio Dio! Chatterton (FG); Giorgio | 3:16 |
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| 21. | Che parli mai! Che vuoi tu dire! Chatterton (FG); Giorgio | 3:18 |
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| ACT III (18:12) | ||
| 22. | Ah! Mistress! Chatterton (FG); Lord Klifford | 3:14 |
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| 23. | Di lacrime Chatterton (FS) | 4:24 |
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| 24. | E un pane chi chiedeva a costui? Chatterton (FS) | 3:20 |
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| CD 2 (78:14)
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| Chatterton (continued) ACT III (continued) | ||
| 1. | Sui vanni suoi la morte Jenny; Chatterton (FS) | 3:44 |
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| 2. | …e perché mai? Ah! Patria infame Jenny; Chatterton (FS) | 3:43 |
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Pagliacci | ||
| 3. | Prologo, Part I: Si può? Tonio | 4:05 |
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| 4. | Prologo, Part II: Un nido di memorie Tonio | 3:07 |
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| ACT I (14:39) | ||
| 5. | Son qua! chorus | 2:32 |
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| 6. | Mi accordan di parlar…Un grande spettacolo! Canio; chorus; Tonio; Beppe; A peasant | 2:54 |
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| 7. | Un tal gioco Canio; chorus | 3:58 |
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| 8. | Ah! Andiam! (Coro della campane) chorus | 3:02 |
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| 9. | Qual fiamma avea nel guardo... Stridono lassù Nedda | 4:23 |
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| 10. | Sei là? Credea che te ne fossi andato... So ben che difforme Nedda; Tonio | 3:58 |
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| 11. | Bada! Oh, tosto sara i mia…Decidi il mio destin Nedda; Tonio; Silvio | 3:44 |
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| 12. | Nedda, Nedda, rispondimi…E allor perchè Nedda; Silvio | 3:23 |
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| 13. | Nulla scordai…Cammina adagio Nedda; Silvio; Tonio | 3:04 |
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| 14. | Aitalo…Signor Canio; Nedda; Tonio; Beppe | 4:02 |
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| 15. | Recitar!…Vesti la giubba Canio | 6:50 |
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| 16. | Intermezzo | 3:54 |
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| ACT II (17:51) | ||
| 17. | Ohè! Ohè! Presto! chorus; Tonio; Beppe; Silvio; Nedda | 3:15 |
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| 18. | La commedia: Pagliaccio, mio marito…Ah! Columbina Nedda (Colombina); Beppe (Arlecchino) | 3:53 |
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| 19. | La commedia: Di fare il degno convenuto Nedda (Colombina); Tonio (Taddeo); Beppe (Arlecchino) | 1:59 |
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| 20. | La commedia: Arlecchino!…Colombina! Nedda (Colombina); Beppe (Arlecchino); Tonio (Taddeo) | 2:38 |
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| 21. | La commedia: Versa il filtro, nella tazza sua! Beppe (Arlecchino); Nedda (Colombina) | 2:58 |
| Nome di Dio! Canio; Nedda; Tonio | ||
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| 22. | No, Pagliaccio non son! Canio; chorus; Silvio | 3:08 |
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| 23. | Finale: Ebben se mi giudichi di te indegna Nedda; Canio; Beppe; Tonio; Silvio; chorus | |
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Leoncavallo’s Chatterton and Pagliacci
In 1907, the G&T Company issued Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. The cast included Giuseppina Huguet, Antonio Paoli, Francesco Cigada, Ernesto Badini, and La Scala's orchestra. It had been assumed that Carlo Sabajno conducted this ensemble with Leoncavallo present during the recording sessions. However, recently uncovered contract-correspondence leads one to believe that Leoncavallo was the conductor making this recording possibly the most authentic Pagliacci on record. At the time of its release, this recording was so successful that G&T once again hired Leoncavallo to conduct another of his operas. Chatterton, a Leoncavallo opera that is barely a footnote in many opera books, was released the following year. Chatterton, featuring Francesco Signorini, Francesco Cigada, Ines de Frate, and Annita Santoro provides the listener a glimpse of a rarely performed opera by a well-known composer.
