Cavalleria rusticana: libretto, Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci. Pagliacci. libretto, Ruggero Leoncavallo. Extra features: Introduction to Cavalleria rusticana; Pagliacci; Antonio Pappano talks about the music; Cast gallery. Aleksandrs Antonenko (Turiddu/Canio) ; Elena Zilio (Mamma Lucia) ; Eva-Maria Westbroek (Santuzza) ; Dimitri Platanias (Alfio/Tonio) ; Martina Belli (Lola) ; Carmen Giannettasio (Nedda) ; Benjamin Hulett (Beppe) ; Elliot Goldie, Nigel Cliff (Two villagers) ; Dionysios Sourbis (Silvio) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Antonio Pappano, director. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2015 December 10.
Summary:
This disc also contains Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Both are staged by Damiano Michieletto at the Royal Opera House. Conducted by Antonio Pappano.
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