CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI
May 23rd to June 5th 2021 2021
Sala Principal
Approximate running time: 3h
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Pietro Mascagni
Opera in one act
Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci,
based upon the eponymous work by Giovanni Verga
PAGLIACCI
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Dramma in two acts
Libretto by the composer
These two works are the product of the dawn of the 20th century. In them the characters resolve their fears and passions on a knife’s edge, between love, hate and jealousy. Alfio, Santuzza and Turiddu, enclosed within the invisible limits of their village, are bound under the yoke of village honour; while Canio, Nedda and Tonia are confined by the travelling circus of the cuckolded clown.
Creative Team
| Musical direction | Stage direction | Scenery | Wardrobe | Lighting |
| Jordi Bernàcer | Giancarlo del Monaco | Johannes Leiacker | Birgit Wentsch | Wolfgang von Zoubek |
Cast
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Santuzza
Sonia Ganassi
Turiddu
Jorge de León
Lola
N.N.++
Mamma Lucia
María Luisa Corbacho
Alfio
Misha Kiria
PAGLIACCI
Nedda
Ruth Iniesta
Canio
Jorge de León
Tonio
Misha Kiria
Peppe
Joel Williams++
Silvio
Mattia Olivieri
Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana Director
Francesc Perales
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
++Centre de
Perfeccionament
Synopsis
Two stories of love, jealousy and betrayal. In Cavalleria
rusticana, Turiddu continues to see his former lover Lola,
although she is now married to Alfio. Santuzza, who has been
seduced by Turiddu, is desperate because he has rejected her and
once more set his heart on Lola. In a fit of jealously, Santuzza
reveals to Alfio his wife’s unfaithfulness. The result is a duel
between the two men, in which Turiddu dies. In Pagliacci,
the drama revolves around a travelling theatre company during a
public performance. Canio, the owner of the company, who is married
to Nedda, is informed by Tonio that Nedda has been unfaithful to
him with a local (Silvio). During the performance, Canio stabs
Nedda when she refuses to tell him her lover’s name. Silvio emerges
from the audience and climbs on stage to help the girl, but is also
stabbed by Canio. The audience do not realise that what they are
seeing is real, until Canio announces that “the comedy is over”.
