Name: Pagliacci
Start: 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Admin

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Patricia Racette

Nedda

Tenor

Marcelo Álvarez

Canio

Carl Tanner

Baritone

George Gagnidze

Tonio

Lucas Meachem

Silvio

Andrew Stenson

Peppe

Conductor

Fabio Luisi

Stage director

David McVicar

Set designer

Rae Smith

Costume designer

Moritz Junge

Lighting designer

Paule Constable

Choreographer

Andrew George

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Santuzza

Turiddu

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Pagliacci

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Director David McVicar’s new production brings opera’s favorite double bill to new life, setting the two operas in the same Sicilian setting, separated by two generations. Marcelo Álvarez 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)—and ends up being killed in a duel with her husband, Alfio (George Gagnidze). In Pagliacci, Álvarez 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)—with equally tragic consequences. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

Cavalleria Rusticana, opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci after the play by Giovanni Verga
Premiere in Rome, Teatro Costanzi, May 17, 1890

Pagliacci, opera in a prologue and two acts by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857 - 1919)
Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Premiere in Milan, Teatro Dal Verme, May 21, 1892

Recorded at Metropolitan Opera New York
Director: Gary Halvorson
Duration: 02:37

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

Public

Rustic Chivalry

Approved

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