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Pappano's Italian Double Bill at the Royal Opera House

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12/06/2016

BBC Four - Pappano's Italian Double Bill at the Royal Opera House

Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci from Covent Garden.

Two short operas, premiered within a couple of years of each other in the 1890s by Italian composers - Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.

The Royal Opera House presents a double bill of two short operas, premiered within a couple of years of each other in the 1890s by two great Italian composers - Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni and Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo.

The two operas epitomise the style known as verismo - where being true to life meant dealing directly with the real problems of real people.

A star-studded cast is led by the Latvian tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko and features the sopranos Eva-Maria Westbroek and Carmen Giannattasio, alongside the Greek baritone, Dmitri Platanias. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.

Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill.

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