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Cavalleria Rusticana | Stage Door Society

Cavalleria Rusticana

Pietro Mascagni

Opera·Premiered 1890·Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti·tragedy · italian · verismo

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Synopsis

Jealousy and honor lead to a fatal duel in a Sicilian village on Easter morning.

Signature Interpreters

Performers most associated with this work.

Alfio

Ambrogio Maestri
17 performances

Turiddu

Brian Jagde
16 performances

Lola

Martina Belli
2 recordings

Soloist

Ambrogio Maestri
2 performances

Mamma Lucia

Elena Zilio
2 recordings

Most frequently performed at

Mariinsky Theatre
1 appearance · last in 2026
Wiener Staatsoper
1 appearance · last in 2015

Available in Concert

This work appears as part of a multi-work programme in the following concerts.

SPstage plus2007

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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana & Leoncavallo: Pagliacci

Programme

Pietro Mascagni — Cavalleria Rusticana

Ruggero Leoncavallo — Pagliacci

SPstage plus2002