Opera

Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Met Opera
Casting
- The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
- David McVicar (Stage Direction)
- Marcelo Alvarez (Tenor) : Turiddu
- Eva-Maria Westbroek (Soprano) : Santuzza
- George Gagnidze (Bass) : Tonio
- Patricia Racette (Soprano) : Nedda
Program
Cavalleria Rusticana, opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci after Giovanni Verga's play
First performance in Rome, Teatro Costanzi, May 17, 1890
Pagliacci, opera in a prologue and two acts by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857 - 1919)
Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo
First performance in Milan, Teatro Dal Verme, May 21, 1892
Recording: Metropolitan Opera New York
Director: Gary Halvorson
Duration: 02:37