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Cavalleria rusticana (1890)
Zanetto (1896)

“Cavalleria rusticana” by Pietro Mascagni

Rustic Chivalry

Premiere / date of written: 17 May 1890

Considered one of the classic verismo operas, it premiered on May 17, 1890 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Since 1893, it has often been performed in a so-called Cav/Pag double-bill with Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo.

Libretti

# Language Authors
1 Italian Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci
2 English Willard G. Day
3 Russian Юрий Димитрин

original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto

Images

Notable videos

  Renata Tebaldi sings Voi Lo Sapete

Renata Tebaldi sings "Voi Lo Sapete" (Cavalleria Rusticana) Mascagni

Audio recordings

Year Cast
Conductor,
Opera chorus and orchestra
Label,
Comment
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1934
Santuzza — Iva Pacetti,
Turiddu — Beniamino Gigli,
Alfio — Mario Basiola,
Lucia — Giuseppe Nessi
Leone Paci
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan
Audio CD: Opera D'Oro OPD-9009

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1953
Santuzza — Maria Callas,
Turiddu — Giuseppe Di Stefano,
Alfio — Rolando Panerai,
Lucia — Ebe Ticozzi,
Lola - Anna Maria Canali
Tullio Serafin
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan
Audio CD: EMI CD Cat: 7243 5 56287 2 5

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1962
Santuzza — Victoria de Los Angeles,
Turiddu — Franco Corelli,
Alfio — Mario Sereni,
Lucia — Corinna Vozza,
Lola — Adriana Lazzarini
Gabriele Santini
Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Audio CD: EMI CD Cat: 72438-19968-2-9

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1976
Santuzza — Julia Varady,
Turiddu — Luciano Pavarotti,
Alfio — Piero Cappuccilli,
Lucia — Ida Bormida,
Lola - Carmen Gonzales
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
National Philharmonic Orchestra London Voices
Audio CD: Decca Classics Cat: 00289 414 5902

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1983
Santuzza — Elena Obraztsova,
Turiddu — Plácido Domingo,
Alfio — Renato Bruson,
Lucia — Fedora Barbieri
Georges Prêtre
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan
Audio CD: Philips 416 137-2

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Video recordings

Year Cast
Conductor,
Opera chorus and orchestra,
Director
Label,
Comment
Buy
1983

DM's pick

Santuzza — Elena Obraztsova,
Turiddu — Plácido Domingo,
Alfio — Renato Bruson,
Lucia — Fedora Barbieri
Georges Prêtre
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan
Franco Zeffirelli
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: DG 073 4033

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