Cinema Sotto le Stelle - Mascagni:Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci

Opera By Pietro Mascagni And Ruggero Leoncavallo(2011) (Metropolitan Opera)

Cavalleria Rusticana is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from a play and short story written by Giovanni Verga. Placido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both lead roles on the same night in opera s most popular double bill. James Levine conducts the tenor in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, opposite the superb singing actors Tatiana Troyanos, Teresa Stratas and Sherrill Milnes.
Taken from the April 5, 1978 live performance Pagliacci, which co-star the great singing actress Teresa Stratas, brought Zeffirelli the coveted Emmy as best Director in the category Classical Movie Programming. Cavalleria was filmed on location in Sicily, which adds immeasurably to this timeless story of love, honor, justice, and violence.
Approximate running time 152 minutes.|2002|