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Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci

8.5/10

July 25, 1970

148 minutes

Åke Falck

Music Drama Romance

Overview

Opera's most popular double bill, fondly known as Cav and Pag, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. In 'Cavalleria rusticana', Turiddu returns from military service to find that his fiancée Lola had married the carter Alfio while he was away. In revenge, Turiddu seduces Santuzza, a young woman in the village. In 'Pagliacci', the drama unfolds as Canio (Pagliaccio) struggles with rage, despair, and desire on learning of his wife Nedda's intended infidelity with Silvio. Canio's tragic conflict increasingly mirrors the comedy of Pagliaccio.

Movie Details

Release Date

July 25, 1970

Runtime

148 minutes

Director

Åke Falck

Rating

8.5/10

Production Companies

Deutsche Grammophon

Cast

Jon Vickers

Canio

Gianfranco Cecchele

Turiddu

Fiorenza Cossotto

Santuzza

Adriana Martino

Lola

Giangiacomo Guelfi

Alfio

Anna Di Stasio

Lucia

Raina Kabaivanska

Nedda

Peter Glossop

Tonio

Sergio Lorenzi

Pepe

Rolando Panerai

Silvio

Carlo Ricciardi

Young Farmer

Carlo Moresi

Farmer

Herbert von Karajan

Self - Conductor