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before a crowd of 35,000 people. Mascagni was struck by her dramatic intensity and her powerful yet beautiful voice. She was to become his favourite
Santuzza. He subsequently conducted many of her performances in the role both in Italy and abroad and chose her for the 1940 recording of
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recording recalled that during the recording sessions she would insistently ask him if he had noticed the white horses in the wings that she believed were waiting to take her away, but would become completely lucid when the music began. The tenor
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and began her music studies at age 14, studying with Guido
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which marked the 50th anniversary of its premiere. It is the only full-length studio recording of the work which is conducted by
Mascagni himself.
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Mascagni's
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