caught Fiora's lover, and despairs as he hears the voice of his dying son. Music The music of the opera is lush and complex. Similar to works such as Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, the orchestra frequently reveals the subtext of the interactions between the characters. Montemezzi himself held that Archibaldo is not only suspicious of Fiora, but also desires her himself. The orchestration, in surges of rich density, also marks how characters move into states of very deep passion. When the characters are moved into these states, the music has a very distinct, transcendent and dreamlike quality. Recordings 1941 – Grace Moore, Charles Kullman, Richard Bonelli, Ezio Pinza, New York MET, Italo Montemezzi – (Eklipse, 15 February 1941) 1951 – Clara Petrella, , Renato Capecchi, Sesto Bruscantini, Milan RAI Lyric Orchestra, Arturo Basile – (Cetra Records, 1951) 1969 – Luisa Malagrida, Pierre Duval, Enzo Sordello, Ezio Flagello, Coro e Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Richard Karp – (Delphi, 1969) 1977 – Anna Moffo, Plácido Domingo, Pablo Elvira, Cesare Siepi, Ryland Davies, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Nello Santi – (RCA Red Seal, 1977) 1973 – Ileana Meriggioli, Pedro Lavitgen, Attilio D'Orazi, Dimiter Petkov. L'Orchestra e Coro Gran Teatro del Liceo Barcelona, Ivo Savini, 24 November 1973 (Arkadia HO 607.2) 1974 – Virginia Zeani, Ennio Buoso, Giulio Fioravanti, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Orcestea e Coro della RAI Milano, Maurizio Arena, 28 March 1974 (House of Opera New York) See also La nave, 1918 opera by Montemezzi L'incantesimo, 1943 opera by Montemezzi References Further reading Chandler, David, editor (2014) Americans on Italo Montemezzi, Durrant Publishing 2014 Aldrich, Richard (14 February 1915). "The Reappearance of Montemezzi's Opera, L'Amore dei tre re – Some Merits of Its Originality". The New York Times. Accessed 19 April 2011. The New York Times (9 November 1916). "Love of Three Kings Sung, Riccardo Martin and Luisa Villani in Montemezzi's Opera". Accessed 19 April 2011. Fifield, Christopher (December 2001). Recording review: L'amore Dei Tre Re (1950), Warner Fonit 8573 874787. MusicWeb International. Accessed 19 April 2011. Grout, Donald Jay and Williams, Hermine Weigel (2003). A Short History of Opera, 4th edition. Columbia University Press. Jell, George Clarence (1933). Master Builders of Opera. Ayer Publishing (reprint). Mallach, Alan (2007). The Autumn of Italian Opera: From Verismo to Modernism, 1890–1915. Northeastern University Press. Shoemaker, Paul (May 2003). "Recording review: L'amore Dei Tre Re (1941), Guild GHCD 2234–5. MusicWeb International. Accessed 19 April 2011.