Cavalleria Rusticana
by Pietro Mascagni
and
Pagliacci
by Ruggero Leoncavallo

Opera’s indomitable double bill. 

Cavalleria Rusticana: the tragedy of ancient codes and illicit love, Sicilian style.

And Pagliacci: featuring the murderous clown Canio and his philandering wife, Nedda.

Conductor: Fabio Luisi

Cast:

Cavalleria Rusticana:

Santuzza: Violeta Urmana

Turiddu: Yonghoon Lee   

Alfio: Ambrogio Maestri   

Pagliacci:

Nedda: Barbara Frittoli   

Canio: Roberto Alagna   

Tonio: George Gagnidze

Silvio: Alexey Lavrov

Start time: 10:00 AM on Capital Public Radio.
Approximate running time 3 hrs 5 min