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Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci
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Title: Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci

Release Date: 25 Jul 1970

Runtime: 2h 28m

Genre: Music, Drama, Romance

Director: Deutsche Grammophon

Production Companies: Deutsche Grammophon

Overview: Opera's most popular double bill, fondly known as Cav and Pag, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. In 'Cavalleria rusticana', Turiddu returns from military service to find that his fiancée Lola had married the carter Alfio while he was away. In revenge, Turiddu seduces Santuzza, a young woman in the village. In 'Pagliacci', the drama unfolds as Canio (Pagliaccio) struggles with rage, despair, and desire on learning of his wife Nedda's intended infidelity with Silvio. Canio's tragic conflict increasingly mirrors the comedy of Pagliaccio.

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Average Vote: 8.5 (2 votes)

Cast

  • Canio: Jon Vickers
  • Turiddu: Gianfranco Cecchele
  • Santuzza: Fiorenza Cossotto
  • Lola: Adriana Martino
  • Alfio: Giangiacomo Guelfi
  • Lucia: Anna Di Stasio
  • Nedda: Raina Kabaivanska
  • Tonio: Peter Glossop
  • Pepe: Sergio Lorenzi
  • Silvio: Rolando Panerai
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