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Opera on 3: Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci

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06/02/2016

Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci

From the Royal Opera House, Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.

From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, a new production of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, one of the most popular operatic double-bills.

From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden a new production of one of the most popular double-acts in the operatic repertoire, 'Cav and Pag' - Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Set in small villages in southern Italy/Sicily, both operas are part of the verismo movement, presenting a slice of real life with all its disappointments and betrayals on the stage. In Cav, Santuzza makes the fateful decision to tell Alfio of his wife's affair with the man she loves, while in Pag, Nedda's affair is avenged by her husband while they're both on stage during the famous play within a play. Aleksandrs Antonenko stars in both operas as Turiddu and Canio, and Dimitri Platanias as Alfio and Tonio, while Eva-Maria Westbroek and Carmen Giannattasio play the unfortunate women in their lives. Martin Handley presents, and is joined in the box by musicologist and opera historian Alexandra Wilson to talk about the operas' history and the impact of the verismo movement. Plus Martin Handley interviews director Damiano Michieletto about his concept for the productions, and conductor Antonio Pappano explains why the music in these two operas sit so well together.

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Santuzza ..... Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano)
Turridu ..... Aleksandrs Antonenko (tenor)
Alfio ..... Dimitri Platanias (baritone)
Lucia ..... Elena Zilio (mezzo-soprano)
Lola ..... Martina Belli (mezzo-soprano)

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci
Canio ..... Aleksandrs Antonenko (tenor)
Nedda ..... Carmen Giannattasio (soprano)
Tonio ..... Dimitri Platanias (baritone)
Silvio ..... Dionysios Sourbis (baritone)
Beppe ..... Benjamin Hulett (tenor)

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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano (conductor).

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