The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci

Synopsis

This double bill, conducted by Fabio Luisi, is staged by Sir David McVicar, who sets the action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian village. Tenor Marcelo Álvarez plays Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in Pagliacci. Eva-Maria Westbroek sings the heroine in Cavalleria Rusticana while Patricia Racette sings the female lead in Pagliacci.

Plays live on April 25, 2015 with encore performances at select locations on Saturday, June 6, 2015 and Monday, June 8, 2015.