One of the greatest baritones of all time, Mattia Battistini (1856-1928) in a recording purportedly from" Marta. " But it doesn't appear there. The author is unknown and the fact of its recording is curious in itself. I confess to not anything about the reality of the composition of the aria, its performance venue, if any, and the curious fact of its having been recorded at allby so famous a baritone. A mystery! In any case, it's a pretty aria, and of course the great Bastiannini sings it beautifully. It is sometimes called "Il Mio Lionello," "Il mio Lionel" or "Povero Lionel." Or, even "Povero Lionello......Il mio Lionel." One of those musical curiosities from the past.

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