Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci
Royal Opera House, 29th November to 13th January 2018
Although Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (The Players) are Italian opera’s most famous double act they were written independently in the 1890s. Both masterpieces have much in common: dramatic concision, melodic richness and an obsession with violent jealousy. Damiano Michieletto’s production, which sets both operas in the same village, was an Olivier- Award-winning hit on its debut in 2015. They will be conducted by Daniel Oren with bass-baritone Mark S Doss taking over the role of Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana.