Organized religion's failings laid bare in 'Greek Passion' Nov 25, 2008
Martinu's village could be anywhere: in his homeland, for instance, or in the Sicily of "Cavalleria Rusticana," the prototype of Italian Verismo - an influence "Greek Passion" did not escape - and an opera that also takes place on Easter Sunday. Jorge Jara's costumes for the Zurich production are plausibly of the present day, and Hans-Dieter Schaal's rotating unit set - two facades of a dark, nondescript building joined in an L-shape and propped up by wooden beams - proves aptly nonspecific. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Arts and Entertainment Oct 29, 2008
The European opera touring company, Teatro Lirico d'Europa, made a smashing performance at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. The double-bill featured two classic operas: "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "I Pagliacci." The operas were written in the late 1890s by, respectively, Ruggiero Leoncavallo and Pietro Mascagni, who wrote the music and lyrics. (8/15/07) | (4/28/08) (8/23/07) | (8/25/07). (The Current Online, MO)
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci, Coliseum, London Sep 23, 2008
And because Jones loves subverting our expectations, he tricks us into giving the cast of Cavalleria rusticana a second round of applause at the start of Pagliacci, as if to say, I've really no idea why these operas are performed together but let's at least contrive a link ... Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana ("Sicilian Revenge" in the new Sean O'Brien translation) is, of course, the dark horse of the two and if the term verismo in opera really does mean "realism" and "truth", then Jones's... (Independent)
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci Sep 22, 2008
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci ... He treats Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana relatively conventionally, retaining the Sicilian setting but shifting the story into the 20th century, but handles Leoncavallo's Pagliacci far less reverentially, reworking it in a new version by Lee Hall that transplants it to a provincial theatre somewhere in Britain in the 1960s or 70s ... Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci. (guardian.co.uk)
Waldorf alum to kick off 2008 Artist Series Sep 3, 2008
PHOTO COURTESY OF WALDORF COLLEGE Andrew Oakden made his New York City main-stage debut performing the roles of Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana and Tonio in Pagliacci during the fall of 2007. Waldorf alum to kick off 2008 Artist Series. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Opera, in a tent Aug 12, 2008
Mercury Opera's first production, Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, was staged in a Manhattan loft called Studio Ze in May, 2000 ... "It felt incredible. It really felt like something exciting was beginning." The run of Cavalleria Rusticana was sold out. (Globe and Mail)
Ottawa baritone brings Mozart to megaplex Jul 26, 2008
"The Mozart opera is the first screening of the summer-fall series of 11 opera and ballet performances recorded at the London venue and European and North American houses. The series will continue through December.Following Figaro, other productions in the screening series are:Aug. 9: The Bolshoi Ballet's Spartacus in a Paris performance from early this year.Aug. 16-17: A 2003 Barcelona production of Verdi's Aida.Sept. 13: A Paris Opra Ballet 2007 performance of Cinderella, adapted by Nureyev... (Ottawa Citizen)
Leyla Gencer May 13, 2008
She made her debut as Santuzza in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana at the open-air summer festival in Naples in 1953, and remained a particular favourite with the Neapolitans. Her early successes were in verismo roles - Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Francesca da Rimini (by Zandonai). (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Leyla Gencer; Turkish soprano made mark on Italian stage May 11, 2008
She studied privately in Ankara, the Turkish capital, with Italian opera singer Giannina Arangi Lombardi and made her operatic debut there in 1950, cast as Santuzza in Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" ("Rustic Chivalry") - a role she would later reprise on world stages. Ms. Gencer, a contemporary of opera legends Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi, made her La Scala debut in 1957, playing Madame Lidoine in the premiere of Francis Poulenc's "Dialogues des Carmelites.". (Boston Globe)
'Pearl Fishers' shines May 6, 2008
user (featuring heldentenor Robert Gambill and Camilla Nylund in January and February) and the double bill of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (starring tenors Richard Leech and Jose Cura in March and April). DETAILS. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lengthy 'Wind' blows into West End Apr 19, 2008
Jones' season opener, a double-bill of repertoire faves "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci," is followed by Jonathan Miller relocating "La Boheme" to 1930s Paris, and Katie Mitchell pairing Henry Purcell's greatest hit, "Dido and Aeneas," with a new work still to be announced in a studio production at the Young Vic. Nicholas Hytner, who began his theater career as an assistant director at ENO in the late 1970s, is represented this season with the 13th revival of his much-loved production of... (Variety)
Winona Symphony Orchestra borrows from 100-year-old program for celebratory concert Apr 17, 2008
The program features The Damnation of Faust by Charles Gounod; Je Dis Rien ne M epouvante by Georges Bizet, featuring soprano soloist Suzanne Draayer; and the prelude and siciliana from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni. It also features two works by American composers with A Day in Venice by Ethelbert Nevin and Negro Episode by Henry F. Gilbert. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Cinema's poet of silence switches to opera with Mozart debut at ENO Apr 16, 2008
Hall will translate and adapt Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, to be directed in a double bill with Cavalleria rusticana by Richard Jones. Asked whether Hall's Pagliacci would be as fruity as his Billy Elliot, music director Ed Gardner said: "He doesn't want to see expletive after expletive on our surtitles, so he's already taking reams of them out." Hall refers in the new season programme to the opera's "low exclamations and filthy curses". (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
* Hoffman in the park Apr 11, 2008
Its staged Rigoletto in this same location, as well as Cavalleria Rusticana and Madama Butterfly in the square outside Zhongshan Hall (and the latter also in a mountain-girt setting in Nantou County). Tonights conductor will be Yang Chih-chin (), and the opera will be sung in French. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* [ CLASSICAL DVD AND CD REVIEWS ] Apr 9, 2008
Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci ... For years Ive wondered why the two one-act operas Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci are always performed in that order ... Karajan, who was artistic supervisor as well as conductor, mixes onstage action with Sicilian landscapes in Cavalleria Rusticana and urban back streets in Pagliacci. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tonight at the opera: "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" Mar 23, 2008
Production: San Diego Opera's Cavalleria Rusticana, by Pietro Mascagni, and Pagliacci, by Ruggero Leoncavallo. When: Tonight and Tuesday at 7; Friday at 8 p.m., March 30 at 2 p.m. and April 2 at 7 p.m.. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A pair of aces Mar 17, 2008
Jose Cura's 'Pagliacci' is 'a kind of self-portrait'; Richard Leech 'put off' doing 'Cavalleria Rusticana' but now he's ready ... San Diego Opera presents "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Pietro Mascagni and "Pagliacci" by Ruggero Leoncavallo ... Turiddu (in Cavalleria Rusticana ) and Canio (in Pagliacci ) are two of opera's quintessential tenor roles, testing the vocal and dramatic abilities of the singers who perform them. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Opera review: A robust opening Jan 29, 2008
Using the 1845 original rather than the longer, 1861 Paris version, San Diego Opera's production launched the 2008 lineup that also features Mary, Queen of Scots, the double bill of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, Aida and The Pearl Fishers. CRISSY PASCUAL / Union-Tribune Tannhuser (Robert Gambill) was cocky and confident before he was thrown out of the singing contest for his ode to sensual love later in Act II.. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Classics dilemma Jan 21, 2008
Current season: Tannhauser, Mary, Queen of Scots, Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci, Aida, The Pearl Fishers ... Our audiences don't necessarily hook into a voice, other than Richard Leech (who sings in this season's 'Cavalleria Rusticana. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Coastal Community Briefs: Arts Alive 2008 kicks off Dec 18, 2007
Programs include: Jan. 26, opera preview of Wagner's "Tannhauser"; Feb. 16, opera preview of Donizetti's "Mary, Queen of Scots;" Feb. 23, "Carlsbad to Karlovy Vary" Vocal Competition; March 1, "What's Opera, Doc?" and "A Night at the Opera" movie screening, Opera Previews Plus joins with the fifteenth annual Multicultural Arts Festival to screen two classic comedies for family audiences; March 22, opera preview, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci; April 12, opera preview of Verdi's grand opera,... (North County Times)
* 'Romantic Young Brother' comes to town Nov 16, 2007
Among the orchestral items are the concluding Farandole from Bizet's Second L'Arlesienne Suite and the much-loved Intermezzo from Mascagni's opera Cavalleria Rusticana. While it's true that Carreras will not be singing pure operatic items on these occasions, the more popular "light classical" items he will be presenting have two advantages. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Blind Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli Sings At Met For Practice Nov 10, 2007
He has recorded six full operas: "Werther;" Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci;" Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana;" Puccini's "La Boheme" and "Tosca" and Verdi's "Il Trovatore.". 2007 by. (WNBC.com, NY)
Chamber program offers salute to youth Nov 9, 2007
"The adult portion of the concert makes up the bulk of the program. Taking center stage will be Peter Minkler and Seth Low of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, as well as Sylva Bolletini and Mutchnik, both of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. The musicians will join forces for a tribute to recently deceased opera legends Beverly Sills and Luciano Pavarotti before moving into works by Mozart and Schumann."We thought it would be nice to pay a small but significant tribute to them by playing the... (Howard County Times, MD)
Composer Ruggero Leoncavallo Oct 11, 2007
Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci and Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana Conducted by Herbert von Karajan. DG.. (Suite101.com)
Italian Composer Pietro Mascagni Oct 10, 2007
Famous for Cavalleria Rusticana. Pietro Mascagni is known for the lyrical Easter Hymn and the passionate but tragic interlude of "Intermezzo from his opera Cavallaria Rusticana (Rustic chivalry.) Intermezzo was used in the film Raging Bull. Mascagni's Early Training A baker s son, Mascagni was born on December 7, 1863, in Livorno, Italy. His father wanted him to take up law so he studied music secretly. When his father found out, an uncle rescued and took him in his care. At 18 years old, the... (Suite101.com)
Soprano came into singing by accident Oct 9, 2007
" She said that in the first half of that evening, Domingo's tenor protege, Jose Cura, made his house debut in "Cavalleria Rusticana. " Although Villarroel has a sophisticated Web site and can be seen on YouTube in an aria from "Turandot," she denies interest in 21st-century technology. "I don't check the Internet for blogs and reviews. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In Opera It's Often Best To Avoid World War II Oct 1, 2007
First up was New York City Opera on Friday night with its new "conceptual" production of that indestructible double-bill, Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci." ... CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA PAGLIACCI. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Colfax clown’ runs off to join the opera Sep 19, 2007
The New York City Opera s production of Cavalleria rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) and Pagliacci (The Clowns) will run from Sept. 28 through Oct. 27. Once Russell has an opportunity to catch his breath and to get settled into the routine of rehearsals, a more detailed story of his experiences in the Big Apple and with the New York City Opera will be published in The Dunn County News. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Arias Alfresco Sep 11, 2007
Some of the afternoon's most impressive singing came from the company's Adler Fellows - in particular soprano Heidi Melton, who would have brought down the curtain (had there been such a thing) on the first half with a powerhouse rendition of "Voi lo sapete" from Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana," then returned to out-sing a passing helicopter in a dynamic and beautiful account of "Ernani, involami" from Verdi's "Ernani.". Further vocal heroism was provided by soprano Elza van den Heever, who... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana Sep 9, 2007
" The villagers pray and return to church. Santuzza explains to Mamma Lucia that Turiddu loved Lola but returned from the army only to find her married to Alfio. Trying to forget his pain, Turiddu turned to Santuzza. Things were okay a while until Lola decides to win Turiddu back. When Lola became his mistress, he neglected Santuzza. Turiddu arrives and Santuzza warns him that Alfio knows of his affair. She vents her anger on Lola, asking after Alfio. When Lola acts surprised that they are not... (Suite101.com)
* EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT Aug 17, 2007
Conducted by Lin Tien-chi (LN) and featuring violinist Kong Zhao-hui (u), the TSO will present a program of works, including Wang Xilin's () Fire Torch Festival from Symphonic Suite Yunnan Tone Poem ("`"ATunv), He Zhan-hao (e) and Chen Gang's () The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (p^), Bernstein's West Side Story Symphonic Suite, Mascagni's "Intermezzo" from Cavalleria Rusticana, and Richard Rogers' The Sound of Music. - At the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
A taste of the stage Jul 19, 2007
He's snagged cameos for five consecutive years now ("Lucia Di Lemmermoor," "Cavalleria Rusticana," "Carmen," "Don Giovanni," and "The Barber of Seville"), and wonders if that might be enough. Not that he fears getting the hook; rather, that he might be hogging the spotlight. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
How the Nazis took flight from Valkyries Jul 3, 2007
Leoncavallo's Pagliacci was the most popular, Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana second, and Puccini's Madama Butterfly third. And, by the war years, it was Verdi, not Wagner, who was Germany's most performed opera composer. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Musica turns up the heat in operatic double bill Jun 6, 2007
Not so with Chorus pro Musica, which ended its season on Sunday in Jordan Hall with a classic double serving of operatic naturalism: "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Mascagni and "I Pagliacci" by Leoncavallo ... Performing "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "I Pagliacci". (Boston Globe)
Cantata Singers to offer a season of Kurt Weill May 25, 2007
This year it's the popular double bill of Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Leoncavallo's "I Pagliacci.". The performance will be a milestone of sorts for the chorus: It will mark the last full season under the baton of its current artistic director, Jeffrey Rink. (Boston Globe)
Comprehensive event listings May 20, 2007
"Cavalleria Rusticana," "I Pagliacci" NEC's Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. 800-658-4276. (Boston Globe)
'Advance the knowledge of audience' May 7, 2007
user and the double bill of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, which will showcase tenors Richard Leech and Jose Cura ... Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni and Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo 7 p.m. March 22 and 25; 8 p.m. March 28; 2 p.m. March 30, and 7 p.m. April 2 ... Also to be built at San Diego Opera Scenic Studio is the scenery for the double bill featuring Cura as the heartbroken clown in Pagliacci and Leech taking the role of the doomed soldier in... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Vancouver Opera announces 2008 lineup Apr 15, 2007
me (April 26-May 8); and the double bill of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's I pagliacci (Nov. 10-17). (Globe and Mail)
Tales of carnage among the knaves (T.L. Ponick) Mar 24, 2007
After taking considerable chances earlier this season staging relatively unknown works such as Carlisle Floyd's "Susannah" and Handel's "Agrippina," the Virginia Opera is concluding its 2006-07 lineup with a pair of popular short operas - Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Ruggiero Leoncavallo's "I Pagliacci." Having opened in Norfolk on March 9, the company brings the shows to Richmond's Landmark Theater this weekend before concluding its current run at George Mason University's... (Washington Times, DC)
* Event & Entertainment Mar 16, 2007
A program of classic and popular mandolin works will be featured, including Johann Strauss II's An der shoenen blauen Donau, Italian songs, Rentarou Taki's Fantasy on the Theme of The Moon on the Ruined Castle, late Taiwanese pop diva Teresa Teng's (HRg) popular Chinese song When Will You Come Back* (gA), Pietro Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, and others. At the National Tainan University Recital Hall (xnj), 33 Shulin St Sec 2, Tainan City... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Art as Life' salutes late UCSD prof Feb 19, 2007
user as well as the double bill of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Argentine tenor Jose Cura will portray Pagliacci's tragic clown, Canio, and U.S. tenor Richard Leech will for the first time serve as the soldier Turiddu in Cavalleria. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Concert Fetes Toscanini Immortal Spirit Jan 18, 2007
Then, the 77-year-old Maazel picked up the stick and led the youthful Symphonica Toscanini orchestra in a poignant performance of the intermezzo from Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana.". The unprogrammed number was one of seven works performed at the gala concert that featured this enthusiastic Rome-based ensemble and Maazel's New York Philharmonic. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Standards and a premiere but no 'Ring' Jan 11, 2007
The season will close with a concert version of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana featuring Salvatore Licitra and Delora Zajick. In September, a free simulcast of La Boheme will be shown outdoors on the National Mall ("I hope the weather gods will work in our favor," Domingo said). (SunSpot.net)
Domingo: Opera for all (T.L. Ponick) Jan 11, 2007
The WNO will conclude its season with two concert performances of Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" in May 2008, featuring Salvatore Licitra and Delora Zajick. Queried about the mixed critical reception of Tan Dun's new opera "The First Emperor," currently running at the Met, Mr. Domingo, who sings the title role, pronounced the work "wonderful," explaining: "In just the last performance, we received a standing ovation." He indicated, however, that both he and Tan Dun -- who composed the... (Washington Times)
