Details

Cavalleria rusticana is the bitter tale of the rivalry between two women for the love of one man. Pagliacci's story-within-a-story makes for an intense theatrical experience and boasts one of the great tenor roles in Italian opera in the vengeful husband Canio. Sung in Italian.

Cast/Performers

Eva-Maria Westbroek (Cavalleria Rusticana - Santuzza), Aleksandrs Antonenko (Cavalleria Rusticana - Turidda not Dec 29), Yonghoon Lee (Cavalleria Rusticana - Turidda Dec 29), Elena Zilio (Cavalleria Rusticana - Mamma Lucia), Dimitri Platanias (Cavalleria Rusticana - Alfio), Martina Belli (Cavalleria Rusticana - Lola), Aleksandra Antonenko (Pagliacci - Canio), Dimitri Platanias (Pagliacci - Tonio), Carmen Giannattasio (Pagliacci - Nedda Not Dec 29), Simona Mihai (Pagliacci - Nedda Dec 29), Benjamin Hulett (Pagliacci - Beppe), Dionysios Sourbis (Pagliacci - Silvio)

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Mascagni (Cavalleria Rusticana), Leoncavallo (Pagliacci)
Lyrics(s): Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Cavalleria Rusticanna), Guido Menasci (Cavalleria Rusticana), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Pagliacci)
Producer(s): Royal Opera House, Opera Australia, La Monnaie Brussels, The Goteborg Opera
Conductor(s): Antonio Pappano (Cavalleria Rusticana), Antonio Pappano (Pagliacci)
Director: Damiano Michieletto (Cavalleria Rusticana)
Design(s): Paolo Fantin (Cavalleria Rusticana), Paolo Fantin (Pagliacci)
Costume(s): Carla Teti (Cavalleria Rusticana), Carla Teti (Pagliacci)
Lighting(s): Alessandro Carletti (Cavalleria Rusticana), Alessandro Carletti (Pagliacci)
Company(s): Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House