Details

Set at Easter, Cavalleria rusticana tells the tale of Turiddu, a soldier, who has returned from the army to find his lover, Lola, has married another man. In consolation, he has seduced Santuzza, leaving her desperate, while still nurturing his obsessive desire for Lola. Sung in Italian, revival

Cast/Performers

Dennis O'Neill (Turiddu), Bonaventura Bottone (Turiddu), Phillip Joll (Alfio), Peter Sidhom (Alfio), Claire Shearer (Lola), Susan Gorton (Mamma Lucia), Katja Lytting (Santuzza)

Creatives/Company

Author: Pietro Mascagni (1889)
Lyrics(s): Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci
Company: Welsh National Opera
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Design: Michael Yeargan
Conductor(s): Julian Smith, Carlo Rizzi