Opera fragments; each work originally conceived in 2 acts; sung in Italian. Librettos by Giovanni Battista Varesco (1st work) and anon. (attributed to Lorenzo da Ponte) (2nd work). Reconstruction by Erik Smith. Compact disc. Program notes in English, French, German, and Italian (112 p. : ill.) inserted. Recorded Jan. 1990, in Christuskirche, Berlin (1st work), and Feb. 1975, in Wembley Town Hall, London (2nd work). First work: Edith Wiens, Pamela Coburn, Inga Nielsen, sopranos ; Peter Schreier, Douglas Johnson, tenors ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Anton Scharinger, bass ; Kammerorchester "Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach" ; Peter Schreier, conductor. 2nd work: Felicity Palmer, Ileana Cotrubas, sopranos ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Robert Tear, tenors ; Clifford Grant, bass ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Colin Davis, conductor.