
Mancinelli - Boïto
MP3 Recordings
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The few selections that are indicated in the libretto as being available on MP3 are taken from
two sources.
- "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.
- 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 gapallowing Mapleson to change cylindersand 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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