MARTINELLI, Giovanni: Complete Acoustic Recordings 1912 -1924

Born near Padua, Giovanni Martinelli (1885–1969) studied with Mandolini in Milan before making his operatic début as Ernani. He was invited by Puccini to sing the European première of La fanciulla del West in 1911, and made his Covent Garden début the following year. Following his American début in 1913, he joined the Metropolitan Opera where he remained for 30 years. His impeccable style, as well as remarkable legato and breath control earned him the praise of his contemporaries: McCormack admired the ‘fire and excitement’ of his singing, and de Luca described his voice as ‘golden in hue and so ingratiating in its warmth that it caressed the ear’. This 3-CD set of Martinelli’s complete acoustic recordings presents the tenor in his youthful prime. It includes a wealth of operatic arias, as well as duets with Emmy Destinn, Geraldine Farrar, Frances Aida, Rosa Ponselle, Giuseppe de Luca, José Mardones and Marcel Journet.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
1 Act I: Recondita armonia 03:42
2 Act III: E lucevan le stelle 03:55
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
3 La bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina 04:35
Ponchielli, Amilcare
Gorrio, Tobia - Lyricist
4 La gioconda, Act II: Cielo e mar! 04:43
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
5 Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile 02:12
Puccini, Giacomo
Oliva, Domenico - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
6 Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai 02:52
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
7 La bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina 04:22
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
8 Act I: Recondita armonia 02:13
9 Act III: E lucevan le stelle 02:21
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
10 Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile 02:13
Ponchielli, Amilcare
Gorrio, Tobia - Lyricist
11 La gioconda, Act II: Cielo e mar! 02:56
Puccini, Giacomo
Oliva, Domenico - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
12 Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai 02:42
Verdi, Giuseppe
Ghislanzoni, Antonio - Lyricist
13 Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida 04:38
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
14 Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle 02:35
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, Ruggero - Lyricist
15 Pagliacci: Act I: Recitar … Vesti la giubba 02:25
Tosti, Paolo
Errico, Carmelo - Lyricist
16 Ideale 03:08
Mascagni, Pietro
Guerrini, Olindo - Lyricist
17 Serenata 03:54
Verdi, Giuseppe
Somma, Antonio - Lyricist
18 Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Su profetssa - Di tu se fedele 03:01
Verdi, Giuseppe
Cammarano, Salvadore - Lyricist
19 Il trovatore, Act III: Ah si, ben mio 03:50
20 Il trovatore, Act III: Di quella pira 02:37
21 Il trovatore, Act IV: Miserere 04:11
Disc 2
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Scribe, Augustin-Eugène - Lyricist
1 L'Africana (L'Africaine), Act IV: O paradiso 03:42
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
2 Ernani, Act I: Come rugiada al cespite 03:21
Bizet, Georges
Halévy, Ludovic - Lyricist
Meilhac, Henri - Lyricist
3 Carmen, Act II: Halte la! Qui va la! 04:13
4 Carmen, Act II: Au quartier pour l'appel 02:16
5 Carmen, Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee 04:21
6 Carmen, Act IV: C'est toi 04:19
7 Carmen, Act IV: Je t'aime encore 04:27
Mascagni, Pietro
Menasci, Guido - Lyricist
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni - Lyricist
8 Cavalleria Rusticana, Act I: Come rugiada al cespite 02:28
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
9 Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella 02:14
Donizetti, Gaetano
Cammarano, Salvadore - Lyricist
10 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Fra poco a me 03:41
Bizet, Georges
Delatre, Louis Michel James Lacour - Lyricist
11 Vasco de Gama: Ouvre ton coeur 02:36
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, Ruggero - Lyricist
12 Mattinata 02:10
Flotow, Friedrich von
Riese, Friedrich Wilhelm - Lyricist
13 Martha, Act III: M'appari 03:18
Mascagni, Pietro
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
14 Iris: Apri la tua finestra 02:13
Rossini, Gioachino
Jouy, Victor Joseph Etienne de - Lyricist
Bis, Hippolyte-Louis-Florent - Lyricist
15 Guglielmo Tell (Guillaume Tell), Act IV: Ah, Matilde 04:31
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
16 La traviata, Act II: De' miei bollenti spiriti 03:53
Donizetti, Gaetano
Cammarano, Salvadore - Lyricist
17 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Tu che a Dio 04:28
Donizetti, Gaetano
Ruffini, Giovanni - Lyricist
Donizetti, Gaetano - Lyricist
18 Don Pasquale: Com'e gentil 03:22
Roxas, Emanuele de
19 O ben tornato, o amore 02:58
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
20 Faust, Act III: Salut, demeure chaste et pure 04:33
Tosti, Paolo
Cimmino, Francesco - Lyricist
21 L’ultima canzone 04:03
Disc 3
Massenet, Jules
Blau, Edouard - Lyricist
Hartmann, Georges - Lyricist
Milliet, Paul - Lyricist
1 Werther, Act III: Pourquoi me reveiller 03:16
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
2 La bohème, Act I: O soave fanciulla 03:23
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
3 Madama Butterfly, Act I: O quanti occhi fisi 04:26
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, Ruggero - Lyricist
4 Zaza, Act III: O mio piccolo tavolo 04:09
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich - Lyricist
Shilovsky, Konstantin - Lyricist
5 Eugene Onegin: Eco lontano 04:23
Verdi, Giuseppe
Méry, François-Joseph - Lyricist
Du Locle, Camille - Lyricist
6 Don Carlos, Act I: Dio che nell'alma 04:05
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, Ruggero - Lyricist
7 Zaza, Act I: E un riso gentil 02:00
Rossini, Gioachino
Jouy, Victor Joseph Etienne de - Lyricist
Bis, Hippolyte-Louis-Florent - Lyricist
8 Act II: Troncar suoi di 04:17
9 Act II: Troncar suoi di 04:15
10 Guglielmo Tell (Guillaume Tell), Act IV: O muto asil 04:29
Blanc, Giuseppe
Blanc, Giuseppe - Lyricist
11 Giovinezza, "Fascist Hymn" 04:07
Verdi, Giuseppe
Ghislanzoni, Antonio - Lyricist
12 Act III: Pur ti riveggo 03:31
13 Act III: La tra foreste vergini 04:23
14 Act IV: La fatal pietra 04:34
15 Act IV: La fatal pietra 04:31
16 Act IV: O terra addio 04:49
Halévy, Fromental
Scribe, Augustin-Eugène - Lyricist
17 Act II: Dieu, Que Ma Voix 03:34
18 Act IV: Rachel, quand du Seigneur 04:14

Total Playing Time: 03:34:38