Jonas Kaufmann: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

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Aug 08, 15 Music

Overview

As comparably short operas, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci are often billed together, but seldom is the lead tenor making his double role debut as Turiddu and Canio on the same evening. At the 2015 Salzburg Easter Festival, Jonas Kaufmann did just that to rapturous praise. Universally hailed as a coup for Kaufmann, the plaudits were also showered on Philipp Stölzl for his innovative staging which includes live video projections while referencing the era of black-and-white movies.

Conductor
Christian Thielemann
Director
Philipp Stölzl
Writer
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Writer
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti

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