Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
This video captures a real rarity: one of the very few times the brilliant Plácido Domingo performed both of the great tenors roles during the same evening at the Met. Domingo singing either Turiddu (in Cavalleria) or Canio (in Pagliacci) would be remarkable, but to get both in the same incandescent performance is to see history. With James Levine’s passionate conducting, Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic production, and the sensational singing actors Tatiana Troyanos (Santuzza), Teresa Stratas (Nedda), and Sherrill Milnes (Tonio), these searing one-act operas blaze.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Apr 5, 1978
Composer
Pietro Mascagni & Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Librettist
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci, Ruggero Leoncavallo
Run Time
2 HRS 31 MIN
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
DVD release by The Metropolitan Opera