| Mascagni, Pietro (1863-1945) | Cavalleria rusticana | |
| Leoncavallo, Ruggero (1857-1919) | Pagliacci |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
| Henrik Nánási | Conductor | ||
| Damiano Michieletto | Director | ||
| Paolo Fantin | Set Designer | ||
| Carla Teti | Costume Designer | ||
| Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
| Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu | |||
Cavalleria rusticana | |||
| Elena Pankratova | Soprano | Santuzza | 2019 Dec 05, 09, 13, 16, 18, 21 |
| Oksana Dyka | Soprano | Santuzza | 2019 Dec 07, 10, 12, 15, 19, 22 |
| Roberto Alagna | Tenor | Turiddu | 2019 Dec 05, 09, 13, 18 |
| Teodor Ilincăi | Tenor | Turiddu | 2019 Dec 07, 10, 12, 15, 19, 21 |
| Martin Muehle | Tenor | Turiddu | 2019 Dec 16, 22 |
| Gabriele Viviani | Baritone | Alfio | 2019 Dec 05, 09, 12, 15, 18, 21 |
| Ángel Ódena | Baritone | Alfio | 2019 Dec 07, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 |
| Mercedes Gancedo | Mezzo-soprano | Lola | |
| Elena Zilio | Mezzo-soprano | Mamma Lucia | 2019 Dec 05, 07, 09, 13, 16, 19, 22 |
| María Luisa Corbacho | Mezzo-soprano | Mamma Lucia | 2019 Dec 10, 12, 15, 18, 21 |
Pagliacci | |||
| Aleksandra Kurzak | Soprano | Nedda | 2019 Dec 05, 07, 09, 13, 16, 18 |
| Dinara Alieva | Soprano | Nedda | 2019 Dec 10, 12, 15, 19, 21, 22 |
| Roberto Alagna | Tenor | Canio | 2019 Dec 05, 09, 13, 18 |
| Fabio Sartori | Tenor | Canio | 2019 Dec 07, 10, 12, 15, 19, 21 |
| Martin Muehle | Tenor | Canio | 2019 Dec 16, 22 |
| Gabriele Viviani | Baritone | Tonio | 2019 Dec 05, 09, 12, 15, 18, 21 |
| Ángel Ódena | Baritone | Tonio | 2019 Dec 07, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 |
| Vicenç Esteve Madrid | Tenor | Beppe | |
| Duncan Rock | Baritone | Silvio | 2019 Dec 05, 09, 13, 16, 18, 21 |
| Manel Esteve Madrid | Baritone | Silvio | 2019 Dec 07, 10, 12, 15, 19, 22 |
Alagna and Pankratova head the cast in one of the Royal Opera House's most widely acclaimed productions.
Stage director Damiano Michieletto brings us this operatic double bill par excellence comprising the two most emblematic titles of the Verismo movement. Amounting virtually to twin artistic manifestos, they become, in Michieletto's version, the two sides of the same coin, with characters from Cavalleria rusticana appearing in Pagliacci and vice-versa. The topics of the two operas, both set in 1950s Italy, also intertwine in the visual resources used. A veritable "slice of life", to quote from the sung prologue to Pagliacci.
Roberto Alagna (who plays both Turiddu and Canio) revisits the Liceu with Fabio Sartori and Aleksandra Kurzak to remind us, in Canio's words, that “the theatre and life are not the same thing”.
This production has won lavish praise and carried off the 2016 Laurence Olivier Award for the Best Opera Production in the UK.
