2018-19 SEASON

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

Music by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo

In a close-knit community, secret loves lead to fateful consequences.

For the first time in 15 years, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci return in a gripping double feature seething with the raw passion, jealousy and heartbreak that can only result from a scandalous, small-town affair.

Production New to San Francisco Opera

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Libretti by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci & Ruggero Leoncavallo

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

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Great first opera!

Running Time

Approximately 3 hours including one intermission

Who Should See It

Fans of The Godfather, American Horror Story, Fatal Attraction and The Sopranos.

Found in series

Full Series: A, D*, G, J, M, R*
Half Series: B, F*, I, L, N, RBW*, S*, W
Out of Town Series: OT1, OT2, OT3
*Best Value Series

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Friday	09/07/18	8:00PM	Buy Tickets
Wednesday	09/12/18	7:30PM *	Buy Tickets
Sunday	09/16/18	2:00PM *	Buy Tickets
Wednesday	09/19/18	7:30PM *	Buy Tickets
Saturday	09/22/18	7:30PM	Buy Tickets
Friday	09/28/18	7:30PM	Buy Tickets
Sunday	09/30/18	2:00PM	Buy Tickets

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* OperaVision, HD video projection screens featured in the Balcony level for this performance, is made possible by the Koret/Taube Media Suite.

THE BUZZ

"Haroutounian injected her performance with a new jolt of energy—vaulting to high notes, shaping individual phrases with fierce vitality."
–San Francisco Chronicle

"Roberto Aronica boasted parallel virtues: a big, vibrant tenor with plenty of ringing on the high notes, plus a burly, masculine stage presence."
–London Observer

"In an astonishing role debut, mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk as Santuzza carries the weight of her distress with an elegant, refined voice."
–Financial Times

Synopsis

Romantic infidelity turns to tragedy for villagers and members of a small theater troupe.

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Cast and Creative

CAST

Turiddu	Roberto Aronica
Santuzza	Ekaterina Semenchuk
Alfio	Dimitri Platanias ^*
Lola	Laura Krumm
Mamma Lucia	Jill Grove
Canio	Marco Berti
Nedda	Lianna Haroutounian
Tonio	Dimitri Platanias ^*
Silvio	David Pershall
Beppe	Amitai Pati

PERFORMANCES

September 7, 12, 16, 19, 22, 28, 30, 2018

CREATIVE

Conductor	Daniele Callegari ^*
Production	José Cura ^*
Revival Director	Jose Maria Condemi
Set Designer	José Cura ^*
Costume Designer	Fernand Ruiz ^*
Original Lighting Designer	Olivier Wéry ^*
Revival Lighting Designer	Justin Partier
Chorus Director	Ian Robertson
Choreographer	Lawrence Pech
Fight Director	Dave Maier

* San Francisco Opera debut

An Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège production.

Previous performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci can be found in our Archive.

MADE POSSIBLE BY

Opening Weekend Grand Sponsor Diane B. Wilsey. Additional support is provided by: John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn; the Edmund W. and Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Fund; and Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem, through the Conductors Fund and the Great Interpreters of Italian Opera Fund.

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Photo (top): Opéra Royal de Wallonie production of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci/Jacques Croisier.