Cavalleria rusticana & I Pagliacci [DVD]

Opus Arte: OA 1210D. Damiano Michieletto directs these new productions of Cav & Pag.

“Affectionately known as Cav & Pag, this Double Bill consists of 2 one act operas - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (Rustic chivalry prem. 1890), which is traditionally paired with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (The Clowns prem. 1892.) Among the cast members are Eva-Maria Westbroek, Aleksandrs Antonenko and Dimitri Platanias. Antonio Pappano conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus in this DVD from 2015.”