Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci

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Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci (1970)

Directed by Åke Falck, Herbert von Karajan

Music, Drama, Romance · 2h 28m

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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Cast

Jon Vickers Canio
G
Gianfranco Cecchele Turiddu Fiorenza Cossotto Santuzza Adriana Martino Lola
G
Giangiacomo Guelfi Alfio
A
Anna Di Stasio Lucia Raina Kabaivanska Nedda Peter Glossop Tonio
S
Sergio Lorenzi Pepe Rolando Panerai Silvio
C
Carlo Ricciardi Young Farmer
C
Carlo Moresi Farmer

Crew

Director
Åke Falck, Herbert von Karajan
Writer
Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo

Details

Release date
1970-07-25
Runtime
2h 28m
Genres
Music, Drama, Romance
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Italy
Production
Deutsche Grammophon