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- Adapted from the Intermezzo of Cavalleria rusticana
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- Musiche Vocali Italiane da Camera VIII
Ave Maria
Sacred Music · From the Intermezzo of Cavalleria Rusticana
Sacred Text
Ave Maria, madre Santa,
Sorreggi il piè del misero che t’implora,
In sul cammin del rio dolor
E fede, e speme gl’infondi in cor.
O pietosa, tu che soffristi tanto,
Vedi, ah! vedi il mio penar.
Nelle crudeli ambasce d’un infinito pianto,
Deh! non m’abbandonar.
Ave Maria! In preda al duol,
Non mi lasciar, o madre mia, pietà!
O madre mia, pietà! In preda al duol,
Non mi lasciar, non mi lasciar.
Sorreggi il piè del misero che t’implora,
In sul cammin del rio dolor
E fede, e speme gl’infondi in cor.
O pietosa, tu che soffristi tanto,
Vedi, ah! vedi il mio penar.
Nelle crudeli ambasce d’un infinito pianto,
Deh! non m’abbandonar.
Ave Maria! In preda al duol,
Non mi lasciar, o madre mia, pietà!
O madre mia, pietà! In preda al duol,
Non mi lasciar, non mi lasciar.
Recitation in English (as added by Plácido Domingo):
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Italian text by P. Mazzoni (standalone libretto view).
Recordings (11)
| Cover | Performance Date & Place | Recording & Cast | Label / Code | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 31, 1914 New York Studio | The Ave Maria Album John McCormack (Tenor), Fritz Kreisler (Violin), V. O'Brien (Piano) | BMG Classics 09026-63260-2 | ||
 | October 19, 1927 New York Studio | Rarità Mascagnane Tito Schipa (Tenor), R. Bourdon (Conductor) | Bongiovanni GB 1026 | |
 | October 19, 1927 New York Studio | Toscana Musica - Omaggio a Mascagni Vol. 2 Tito Schipa (Tenor), R. Bourdon (Conductor) | Fenice TM02 | |
 | October 19, 1927 New York Studio | Le Maschere Tito Schipa (Tenor), R. Bourdon (Conductor) | Gala GL 100.731 | |
1987 Studio | Ave Maria (Windsong Music WSD 1005) Dilbel (Soprano), Orchestra of the Central Ballet Troupe (Orchestra), Hu Pingxu (Conductor) | Windsong Music WSD 1005 | ||
 | December 23, 1992 Rathaus, Vienna Live | Christmas in Vienna Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Diana Ross (Voice), José Carreras (Tenor), Gumpoldskirchner Kinderchor (Chorus), Elisabeth Ziegler (Chorus Master), Wiener Symphoniker (Orchestra) | Sony SK 53 358 | |
November 17-30, 1995 St. George's Episcopal Church, Stuyvesant Square, New York City Studio | Grace Kathleen Battle (Soprano), Anthony Newman (Organ & Harpsichord), Nancy Allen (Harp), American Boychoir (Children's Choir), Robert Sadin (Conductor) | Sony Classical SK 62035 | ||
April 1998, February, June, July 1999 Auditorio di Via della Conciliazione, Rome Studio | Sacred Arias Andrea Bocelli (Tenor), Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra), Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus), Myung-Whun Chung (Conductor), Norbert Balatsch (Chorus Master (Panis angelicus, Pietà, Signore, Mille cherubini in coro, Silent night, Adeste fideles (O come, all ye faithful))), Ciro Visco (Chorus Master (Gloria a te, Cristo Gesù)) | Philips 289 462 600-2 | ||
 | January 10-15 & February 7, 2000 Grosser Sendesaal of NDR, Hannover Studio | Roses from 2000 Monterrat Caballé (Soprano), Radio-Philharmonic Hannover des NDR (Orchestra), Miguel Ortega (Conductor) | BMG 74321 75066 2 | |
April 2001 Auditorium Aragonite, Manno, Switzerland Studio | Pietro Mascagni - Melodies and Songs Fausto Tenzi (Tenor), Roberto Negri (Piano) | Arts 47636-2 | ||
 | February 2002 Auditorium Milano, Milano Studio | Sacred Songs Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Sissel (Vocal), Paolo Rustichelli (Piano, guitar & synthesizers), Luisa Domingo (Harp), Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (Orchestra), Marcello Viotti (Conductor) | Deutsche Grammophon 299 471 575-2 |