Il piccolo Marat: a Mascagni Christmas present!

[BerlinExpat]

After the three known to me recordings of Mascagni's much avoided Il piccolo Marat there could be two recordings on the horizon!
This year saw the 100dreth anniversary of the première of the opera and within a short space of time there have been two staged performances in Livorno and a concert performance in the Concertgebouw.

Link to detail of the Livorno production:

https://impiccioneviaggiatore.iteatridellest.com/2021/12/19/livorno-il-piccolo-marat-pietro-mascagni-teatro-goldoni-12-dicembre-2021/

And one for the streaming on World Concert Hall of the Concertgebouw performance:

https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/mascagnis_il_piccolo_marat_with_la_colla_hartig_relyea_and_wesseling_from_amsterdam/57679/

I have recorded the Concertgebouw performance and will post it soon if I can break off listening to it!

[Alan Howe]

Thanks so much. I have replaced the links as they didn't seem to work - hope they're what you intended.

The Concertgebouw performance would make a great Christmas present - thanks in advance!

[BerlinExpat]

Thanks for that, Alan.

I have posted the opera. There are three mp3 files and a text file but I have a feeling the link isn't connecting. If not I'll do it again.

Liustening to this makes my Covid woes go away!

[patmos.beje]

Thank you for for this.

This is a superb performance and, in my view, definitely equal to or better than four other CDs of the opera and two other recorded performances that I am aware of.

Very happy listening experience for me of one of my favourite operas from one of my favourite opera composers.

[Anton]

Hallo, there is also a video of the performance from amsterdam:
https://my.mail.ru/mail/viktorlaskin/video/2000/56697.html
The performance of Livorno seems to have been recorded:
https://www.emavinci.it/service/archives/3349
So there is some hope, that it will be avaiable later as DVD or something like that