1. "Highlights from "Unique Opera Records" (UORC - 202) a vinyl disc taken from a live performance some time in the early 1960's. Consisting mainly of the duets between the protagonists in Acts I and III, it also features the Prologue and the opening to Act III, with the mariner's chorus.

   The cast is as follows:

   • Margherita Rinaldi - Ero
     
   • Veriano Luchetti - Leandro
     
   • Anna Maria Rota - Prologo
     
   • Guido Guarnera Voce della mare

   Orchestra and chorus conducted by Vittorio Gui.

2. The end of Act II is a spectacular danse-chantant, supposedly one of the high points in the productions ("let the orgies begin!" is a line shortly before it). The recording is unique and extraordinary, originating during a performance at the Metropolitan Opera house, recorded by Lionel Mapleson on a cylinder recorder, situated either in the wings or in the flies. Since he runs out of wax a minute before the end, there is a gap—allowing Mapleson to change cylinders—and then the end of the number, with some subsequent applause. Conducted by the composer, it was performed and recorded live around January, 1903.

The quality of these recordings is not terribly good, mainly because the source material traveled from vinyl to audio cassette, to Sound Forge, to .wav, to MP3. Eventually it will be possible to post better quality recordings, making them more direct.

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