Cavalleria rusticana (1982)
Cavalleria rusticana
Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana features performances by Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, and Renato Bruson. Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci stars Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, and Juan Pons. Both are conducted by George Pretre. This production of Pagliacci earned director Franco Zeffirelli the coveted Emmy as Best Director in the category of Classical Music Programming.
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Plácido Domingo
as Turiddu
as Turiddu
Yelena Obraztsova
as Santuzza
as Santuzza
Fedora Barbieri
as Lucia
as Lucia
Renato Bruson
as Alfio
as Alfio
Axelle Gall
as Lola
as Lola
Teresa Stratas
as Nedda
as Nedda
Juan Pons
as Tonio
as Tonio
Georges Prêtre
as Self - Conductor
as Self - Conductor
Orchestra della Scala
as Self
as Self
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Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Director
Pietro Mascagni
Music
Music
