THE MARIONETTE PLAYERS
Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various
Opened: September 10, 1923, Frolic Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 16
Crispino E La Comare (M: L. and F. Ricci):
It is not known what
selections from this opera were performed. For a
recording of the entire opera, see:
1. Crispino E La Comare, CD/Bongiovanni 2095 (San Remo Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Paolo Carignani)
Puss In Boots (M: Cesar Cui):
1. Der Gestiefelte Katerk,
CD/Patmos 3-491-88764-X (Oper der Staatsoper Stuttgart)
Tarantella (M: Rossini):
1. 78/Starr 84035 (Fausto
Cavallini with orchestral accompaniment)
2. 78/Victor 87181 (Lucrezia Bori with orchestra)
3. 78/Edison 82264 (Mario Laurenti with orchestra)
4. 78/Gramophone VA 8 (Amelita Galli-Curci with Homer Samuels,
piano)
5. 78/Victor 6878 (Mary Lewis with orchestra)
6. 45/Columbia 4-17618-D (Richard Rucker with the Columbia
Concert Orchestra conducted by Alfredo Antonini)
7. Rossini: Complete Works For Piano, Vol. 7, CD/Channel
Productions 24106 (Paolo Giacometti, piano)
8. Definitive Gold, CD/Déjà Vu 24 (Luciano
Pavarotti)
Radio transcriptions performed by Richard Bonelli, David
Laughlin, and the New York Philharmonic conducted by Andre
Kostelanetz are also known to exist.