The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
Synopsis
Director David McVicarâs new production brings operaâs favorite double bill to new life, setting the two operas in the same Sicilian setting, separated by two generations. Marcelo Ălvarez takes on the rare feat of singing both leading tenor roles. In Cavalleria, he is Turiddu, the young man who abandons Santuzza (Eva-Maria Westbroek) in his pursuit of the married Lola (Ginger Costa-Jackson)âand ends up being killed in a duel with her husband, Alfio (George Gagnidze). In Pagliacci, Ălvarez is Canio, the leader of a traveling vaudeville troupe. Patricia Racette sings Nedda, his unfaithful young wife, whose plans to run away with her lover are foiled by her spurned admirer Tonio (George Gagnidze)âwith equally tragic consequences. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
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