Recital I (for Cathy) is a stage work by the Italian composer Luciano Berio. It was written for Cathy Berberian, with whom Berio was married from 1950 to 1964, and is scored for mezzo-soprano and 17 instruments. It was first performed on 27 April 1972 in Lisbon in the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Grand Auditórium by Cathy Berberian with Orquesta Gulbenkian, conducted by the composer.
| Librettist | (Spoken text: Luciano Berio (with references to Andrea Mosetti, Edoardo Sanguineti)) |
| Date of composition | 1972 |
| Premiered | 1972, May 27th (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Grand Auditórium) in Lisabon, Portugal |
| First published | Universal Edition |
| Dedicated to | Cathy Berberian |
| Approx. duration | 35 minutes |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano)
17x Musical Instrument |
| Autotranslations beta |
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