Joseph Shore-Salieri and Ron Gentry-Mozart. New York Premiere 1981-82,85 Chamber Opera Theatre of New York; Thaddeus Motyka, Director; Henry Mollicone-Conductor
This is Jerry before any voice lessons at 16 years old. Next year he would begin lesson with Maestro Curci, Galli-Curci's brother in law, and would make quick progress.
Francois Joseph Fetis wrote this song around 1833 and passed it off as written by Stradella. In 1843 he republished it with religious words, "Pieta Signore" which soon became famous.