The performance of Cavalleria Rusticana republished in this album took place in the hometown of Mascagni, Livorno, on the occasion of the centenary of the premiere, which took place in 1890 in Rome. Already scheduled for some time, this recording commemorates one of the most important voices of post-World War II, the tenor Giuseppe Giacomini, caught here in a role to him particularly congenial and at the zenith of his career. (Bongiovanni)
