Today we’re listening to… The Easter Hymn from Pietro Mascagni's opera Cavalleria Rusticana. No matter what we believe in, it’s hard to deny the beauty behind this piece – in its music and meaning. It is Easter morning in a 19th-century Italian village. Santuzza’s character sings the Easter Hymn in this excerpt, also referred to as both “Regina Coeli” and “Inneggiano”. She is singing to herself as her Sicilian village takes part in Easter festivities.
Mascagni made a recording I had w/Gigli and LaScala that is notable and introduces CAV on that Angel/Seraphim LP. The recent Met version of CAV was awful with bare tables and not much else.
Another solid interpretation by Elina Garanča from 2019!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X18Wr3mRjp8
Mascagni made a recording I had w/Gigli and LaScala that is notable and introduces CAV on that Angel/Seraphim LP. The recent Met version of CAV was awful with bare tables and not much else.