Recommended recording:
My
favorite recording of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci stars Franco Corelli,
Lucine Amara, and Tito Gobbi, with the Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla
Scala conducted by Lovro von Matacic.
Available from amazon.com,
it comes in a 2-CD set with a recording of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana starring
Victoria de los Angeles, Franco Corelli, and Mario Sereni with the Rome Opera
Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Gabriele Santini.