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| Composer | Leoncavallo, Ruggero (1857-1919) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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RigaCavalleria rusticana
Mascagni, Leoncavallo
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Aik Karapetian; Latvian National Opera; AJ Weissbard; Kristīne Pasternaka; Latvian National Opera Orchestra
TokyoCavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
Mascagni, Leoncavallo
Kazushi Ono; Gilbert Deflo; New National Theatre; William Orlandi; Roberto Venturi; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
BrusselsCavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
Mascagni, Leoncavallo
Alevtina Ioffe; Damiano Michieletto; La Monnaie | De Munt; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra
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Musical triumph meets voyeuristic violence in Carsen’s Pag & Cav
Dutch National Opera’s powerhouse cast and incandescent chorus deliver a musical triumph in Robert Carsen’s Cav/Pag revival, even as its voyeuristic staging leaves bitter ethical questions around gendered violence unresolved.
Art imitates art in ETO’s bracing new Pagliacci
Divorced from Cavalleria rusticana, English Touring Opera’s contemporary take on Leoncavallo’s masterpiece ticks all the boxes.
Trapped in a vice: Il segreto di Susanna and Pagliacci at OHP
Joining OHP's 2019 production of Wolf-Ferrari's charming domestic comedy, a blazing new production of Pagliacci delivers everything that one could want from Leoncavallo's infamous opera.
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Bryan Hymel on doing the verismo double
Hymel’s career-defining moment came in 2012 when he replaced Jonas Kaufmann a new production of Les Troyens. His career hasn't looked back since.