18 Feb 2018

MASCAGNI: Cavalleria Rusticana & LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci

From Opera on Sunday
A scene from Cavalleria Rusticana at the Met

A scene from Cavalleria Rusticana at the Met Photo: 2018KenHoward/MetropolitanOpera

Sunday 18 February at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert

Metropolitan Opera 2018 Season

A classic double bill of verismo operas - two tales of passion, jealousy, and death set in southern Italy.

In the Met’s production, the action takes place in the same village across two generations, with Cavalleria set in 1900 and Pagliacci set in 1949.

MASCAGNI: Cavalleria Rusticana

Turiddu........................ Roberto Alagna

Santuzza...................... Ekaterina Semenchuk

Alfio............................ George Gagnidze

LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci

Canio........................... Roberto Alagna

Nedda.......................... Danielle Pastin

Tonio........................... George Gagnidze

Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Nicola Luisotti (EBU)

Synopses for Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci

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