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{{Short description|Opera by Pietro Mascagni}}
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{{Mascagni operas}}'''''L'amico Fritz''''' is an [[opera]] in three acts by [[Pietro Mascagni]], premiered in 1891 from a [[libretto]] by P. Suardon (Nicola Daspuro) (with additions by [[Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti]]), based on the French novel ''L'ami Fritz'' by [[Émile Erckmann]] and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.
{{Infobox opera
| name = L'amico Fritz
| genre_header = Opera
| composer = [[Pietro Mascagni]]
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| image = Pietro Mascagni 2.jpg
| caption = The composer in 1903
| other_name =
| librettist = P. Suardon
| language = Italian
| based_on = [[:fr:L'Ami Fritz|''L'Ami Fritz'']] by [[Émile Erckmann]] and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1891|10|31|df=y}}
| premiere_location = {{Nowrap|[[Teatro dell'Opera di Roma|Teatro Costanzi]], Rome}}
}}
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'''''L'amico Fritz''''' ({{IPA|it|laˈmiːko ˈfrits|lang}}) is an [[opera]] in three acts by [[Pietro Mascagni]], premiered in 1891 from a [[libretto]] by P. Suardon ([[Nicola Daspuro]]) (with additions by [[Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti]]), based on the French novel ''L'ami Fritz'' by [[Émile Erckmann]] and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.


While the opera enjoyed some success in its day and is probably Mascagni's most famous work after ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]'', today it is performed far more rarely than ''Cavalleria'', which remains Mascagni's only enduringly popular work. The "Cherry Duet" between Fritz and Suzel in Act 2 is the best known piece in the opera.
While the opera enjoyed some success in its day and is probably Mascagni's most famous work after ''[[Cavalleria rusticana]]'', today it is performed far more rarely than ''Cavalleria'', which remains Mascagni's only enduringly popular work outside Italy, where ''L'amico Fritz'' and ''Iris'' are still in the active repertoire. The "Cherry Duet" between Fritz and Suzel in Act 2 is the best known piece in the opera and is often performed separately in concert.


==Performance history==
==Performance history==
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!Role
!Role
!Voice type
!Voice type
!Premiere Cast, 31 October 1891<br>(Conductor: - )
!Premiere Cast, 31 October 1891<br>(Conductor: [[Rodolfo Ferrari]])
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|Fritz Kobus, ''a wealthy landowner''
|Fritz Kobus, ''a wealthy landowner''
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|Beppe, ''Fritz's friend, a gypsy''
|Beppe, ''Fritz's friend, a gypsy''
|[[mezzo-soprano]]
|[[mezzo-soprano]] ([[en travesti]])
|Ortensia Synnemberg
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|-
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|Federico, ''a friend to Fritz''
|Federico, ''a friend to Fritz''
|tenor
|tenor
|Guglielmo Bessi
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|-
|-
|Hanezò, ''a friend to Fritz''
|Hanezò, ''a friend to Fritz''
|[[bass (vocal range)|bass]]
|[[bass (vocal range)|bass]]
|Giuseppe Cremona
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|-
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|David, ''a rabbi''
|David, ''a rabbi''
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|Caterina, ''a servant''
|Caterina, ''a servant''
|soprano
|soprano
|Lina Parpagnoli
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|}
|}


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
:Time: indefinite; sometime in the 19th century
:Time: indefinite; sometime in the 19th century
:Place: indefinite; probably somewhere in Alsace
:Place: Alsace


===Act 1===
===Act 1===
''The dining room of Fritz Kobus’ house''
''The dining room of Fritz Kobus’ house''


Fritz Kobus, a wealthy landowner is in discussion with his friend David, the local rabbi. Despite his disdain for marriage Fritz agrees to provide the dowry for a young couple. Fritz’s friends join him to celebrate his birthday. He is presented with a bouquet by Suzel, the daughter of one of his tenants. She joins the birthday celebration and is moved when the gypsy Beppe enters playing his violin. When Suzel leaves David comments that she will make a good bride and that he will find her a husband. Fritz protests that she is too young. They argue about marriage and Fritz bets David one of his vineyards that he will never marry.
Fritz Kobus, a wealthy landowner is in discussion with his friend David, the local rabbi. Despite his disdain for marriage Fritz agrees to provide the dowry for a young couple. Fritz's friends join him to celebrate his birthday. He is presented with a bouquet by Suzel, the daughter of one of his tenants. She joins the birthday celebration and is moved when the gypsy Beppe enters playing his violin. When Suzel leaves David comments that she will make a good bride and that he will find her a husband. Fritz protests that she is too young. They argue about marriage and Fritz bets David one of his vineyards that he will never marry.


===Act 2===
===Act 2===
''The courtyard of a farm''
''The courtyard of a farm''


Suzel is preparing to pick cherries as the farmers go out to the fields. Fritz approaches and helps her.. They sing of the enchantment of the spring and the flowers. Fritz’s friends arrive and Fritz leaves to look over the farms. David stays behind to talk to Suzel. When he suggests that she might be a bride, she becomes embarrassed and leaves. Fritz returns and David mentions that he thinks he has found the right man for Suzel to marry. Fritz becomes visibly upset and, left alone, realizes that he is in love with the girl.
Suzel is preparing to pick cherries as the farmers go out to the fields. Fritz approaches and helps her. They sing of the enchantment of the spring and the flowers. Fritz's friends arrive and Fritz leaves to look over the farms. David stays behind to talk to Suzel. When he suggests that she might be a bride, she becomes embarrassed and leaves. Fritz returns and David mentions that he thinks he has found the right man for Suzel to marry. Fritz becomes visibly upset and, left alone, realizes that he is in love with the girl.


===Act 3===
===Act 3===
''The dining room of Fritz Kobus’ house''
''The dining room of Fritz Kobus’ house''


Fritz cannot banish thoughts of Suzel. Beppe enters and attempts to cheer him up with a song, but Fritz becomes even more depressed. David arrives and tells Fritz that Suzel is engaged to a fine young man and her father will soon ask for Fritz’s blessing. Enraged, Fritz says that he will refuse and leaves. Suzel enters sadly but David insists that everything will be alright. He leaves her alone and she voices her despair and love for Fritz. Fritz enters and asks about her engagement. He quickly senses that she does not love her intended. Fritz reveals his feelings for her and the two admit their love. David enters and declares that he has won his wager with Fritz, telling him that he is going to give his winnings, Fritz’s vineyard, to Suzel as a wedding present. <Sarasota Opera program notes, 2009>
Fritz cannot banish thoughts of Suzel. Beppe enters and attempts to cheer him up with a song, but Fritz becomes even more depressed. David arrives and tells Fritz that Suzel is engaged to a fine young man and her father will soon ask for Fritz's blessing. Enraged, Fritz says that he will refuse and leaves. Suzel enters sadly but David insists that everything will be all right. He leaves her alone and she voices her despair and love for Fritz. Fritz enters and asks about her engagement. He quickly senses that she does not love her intended. Fritz reveals his feelings for her and the two admit their love. David enters and declares that he has won his wager with Fritz, telling him that he is going to give his winnings, Fritz's vineyard, to Suzel as a wedding present.


==Recordings==
==Recordings==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Year

== Year ==
!width="199"|Cast<br>(Fritz, Suzel, Beppe, David)
!width="199"|Cast<br>(Fritz, Suzel, Beppe, David)
!Conductor,<br>Opera House and Orchestra
!Conductor,<br>Opera House and Orchestra
!Label
!Label
|-
|-
| 1942 || [[Ferruccio Tagliavini]], <br> [[Pia Tassinari]], <br> [[Amalia Pini]], <br> [[Saturno Meletti]] || [[Pietro Mascagni]] <br> [[RAI National Symphony Orchestra|RAI National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus]] ||Audio LP: [[Cetra Records|Cetra]]
| 1942 || [[Ferruccio Tagliavini]], <br>[[Pia Tassinari]], <br>Amalia Pini, <br>[[Saturno Meletti]] || [[Pietro Mascagni]] <br>[[RAI National Symphony Orchestra|RAI National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus]] ||Audio LP: [[Cetra Records|Cetra]]
|-
|-
|1951
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| 1968 || [[Luciano Pavarotti]], <br> [[Mirella Freni]], <br> [[Laura Didier Gambardella]], <br> [[Vicente Sardinero]] || [[Gianandrea Gavazzeni]] <br> [[Royal Opera, London|Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden]] ||Audio CD: [[EMI]]
|[[Beniamino Gigli|Benjamin (Beniamino) Gigli]]
Rina Gigli

[[Afro Poli]]

[[Miriam Pirazzini]]
|[[Gianandrea Gavazzeni]]
Chorus and Orchestra of The [[Teatro di San Carlo|Teatro San Carlo]], Naples (1951)
|Audio CD: Eklipse Records
|-
|-
| 2009 || [[Roberto Alagna]], <br> [[Angela Gheorghiu]], <br> [[Laura Polverelli]], <br> [[George Petean]] || [[Alberto Veronesi]] <br> [[Deutsche Oper Berlin|Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin]] ||Audio CD: [[Deutsche Grammophon]]
| 1968 || [[Luciano Pavarotti]], <br>[[Mirella Freni]], <br>Laura Didier Gambardella, <br>[[Vicente Sardinero]] || [[Gianandrea Gavazzeni]] <br>[[Royal Opera, London|Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden]] ||Audio CD: [[EMI]]
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|-
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| 2009 || [[Roberto Alagna]], <br>[[Angela Gheorghiu]], <br>[[Laura Polverelli]], <br>[[George Petean]] || [[Alberto Veronesi]] <br>[[Deutsche Oper Berlin|Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin]] ||Audio CD: [[Deutsche Grammophon]]
|-
|-
|}
|}

== External links ==
* [https://www.operalibretto.com/libretto-lamico-fritz-mascagni/ Libretto of ''L'amico Fritz''] on operalibretto.com


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 00:11, 16 August 2024

L'amico Fritz
Opera by Pietro Mascagni
The composer in 1903
LibrettistP. Suardon
LanguageItalian
Based onL'Ami Fritz by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian
Premiere
31 October 1891 (1891-10-31)
Teatro Costanzi, Rome

L'amico Fritz (Italian: [laˈmiːko ˈfrits]) is an opera in three acts by Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891 from a libretto by P. Suardon (Nicola Daspuro) (with additions by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti), based on the French novel L'ami Fritz by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.

While the opera enjoyed some success in its day and is probably Mascagni's most famous work after Cavalleria rusticana, today it is performed far more rarely than Cavalleria, which remains Mascagni's only enduringly popular work outside Italy, where L'amico Fritz and Iris are still in the active repertoire. The "Cherry Duet" between Fritz and Suzel in Act 2 is the best known piece in the opera and is often performed separately in concert.

Performance history

[edit]

The opera was first performed in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi, on 31 October 1891. Other first performances include those in Hamburg on 16 January 1892 with Gustav Mahler conducting; in London on 23 May 1892 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden;[1] and in Australia on 19 October 1893 at the Princess's Theatre in Melbourne.[1]

Roles

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Role Voice type Premiere Cast, 31 October 1891
(Conductor: Rodolfo Ferrari)
Fritz Kobus, a wealthy landowner tenor Fernando De Lucia
Suzel, daughter of a tenant of Fritz soprano Emma Calvé
Beppe, Fritz's friend, a gypsy mezzo-soprano (en travesti) Ortensia Synnemberg
Federico, a friend to Fritz tenor Guglielmo Bessi
Hanezò, a friend to Fritz bass Giuseppe Cremona
David, a rabbi baritone Paul Lhérie
Caterina, a servant soprano Lina Parpagnoli

Synopsis

[edit]
Time: indefinite; sometime in the 19th century
Place: Alsace

Act 1

[edit]

The dining room of Fritz Kobus’ house

Fritz Kobus, a wealthy landowner is in discussion with his friend David, the local rabbi. Despite his disdain for marriage Fritz agrees to provide the dowry for a young couple. Fritz's friends join him to celebrate his birthday. He is presented with a bouquet by Suzel, the daughter of one of his tenants. She joins the birthday celebration and is moved when the gypsy Beppe enters playing his violin. When Suzel leaves David comments that she will make a good bride and that he will find her a husband. Fritz protests that she is too young. They argue about marriage and Fritz bets David one of his vineyards that he will never marry.

Act 2

[edit]

The courtyard of a farm

Suzel is preparing to pick cherries as the farmers go out to the fields. Fritz approaches and helps her. They sing of the enchantment of the spring and the flowers. Fritz's friends arrive and Fritz leaves to look over the farms. David stays behind to talk to Suzel. When he suggests that she might be a bride, she becomes embarrassed and leaves. Fritz returns and David mentions that he thinks he has found the right man for Suzel to marry. Fritz becomes visibly upset and, left alone, realizes that he is in love with the girl.

Act 3

[edit]

The dining room of Fritz Kobus’ house

Fritz cannot banish thoughts of Suzel. Beppe enters and attempts to cheer him up with a song, but Fritz becomes even more depressed. David arrives and tells Fritz that Suzel is engaged to a fine young man and her father will soon ask for Fritz's blessing. Enraged, Fritz says that he will refuse and leaves. Suzel enters sadly but David insists that everything will be all right. He leaves her alone and she voices her despair and love for Fritz. Fritz enters and asks about her engagement. He quickly senses that she does not love her intended. Fritz reveals his feelings for her and the two admit their love. David enters and declares that he has won his wager with Fritz, telling him that he is going to give his winnings, Fritz's vineyard, to Suzel as a wedding present.

Recordings

[edit]

Year

[edit]
 Cast
(Fritz, Suzel, Beppe, David) 		Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra 		Label
1942 Ferruccio Tagliavini,
Pia Tassinari,
Amalia Pini,
Saturno Meletti		 Pietro Mascagni
RAI National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus		 Audio LP: Cetra
1951 Benjamin (Beniamino) Gigli

Rina Gigli

Afro Poli

Miriam Pirazzini

Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Chorus and Orchestra of The Teatro San Carlo, Naples (1951)

Audio CD: Eklipse Records
1968 Luciano Pavarotti,
Mirella Freni,
Laura Didier Gambardella,
Vicente Sardinero		 Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden		 Audio CD: EMI
2009 Roberto Alagna,
Angela Gheorghiu,
Laura Polverelli,
George Petean		 Alberto Veronesi
Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin		 Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Eric Irvin, Dictionary of the Australian Theatre 1788-1914
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