Cavalleria rusticana i Pagliacci

Two short operas that bring together some of the most intense dramas in the repertoire. In Cavalleria rusticana, a story of jealousy and honor in a Sicilian village ends in revenge and death. In Pagliacci, a theatre company experiences a similar conflict when reality breaks onto the stage and turns a performance into tragedy. With live music and great moments such as the Intermezzo or Vesti la giubba, these two pieces show human passions pushed to the limit, with direct and striking emotional force. Artistic details: Opera Cavalleria rusticana in one act (supertitled in Catalan). Text by Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, based on the novel by Giovanni Verga. Maite Alberola: Santuzza Sergio Escobar: Turiddu Mireia Pintó: Mamma Lucia Javier Franco: Alfio Anna Gomà: Lola Opera Pagliacci in a prologue and two acts (supertitled in Catalan). Music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Sergio Escobar: Canio Katerina Estrada Tretyakova: Nedda Javier Franco: Tonio Cristòfol Romaguera: Silvio Jorge Juan Morata: Beppe Cor Amics de l'Òpera de Sabadell Vallès Symphony Orchestra Jhoanna Sierralta: musical direction Miquel Gorriz: stage direction Fundació Òpera a Catalunya: production and organization