Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci

Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci — Plot

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.

• Release date
• July 25, 1970
• Runtime
• 148 min
• Genres
• Music, Drama, Romance
• Director
• Åke Falck

Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci — 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