Good news for Mercadante enthusiasts, of whom I'm one: Naxos has released a recording of his 1836 Parisian opera I Briganti. Generous audio extracts, the booklet notes and full cast details of this live recording are at ClassicsOnline here (http://www.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.aspx?pid=2104427). First impressions are that both the vocal and orchestral contributions are quite solid. We'll see.
I'd spotted this a day or two ago. It too vill go on zee list... (with apologies to Dad's Army!)