Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci (1970)
Opera's most popular double bill, fondly known as Cav and Pag, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. In 'Cavalleria rusticana', Turiddu returns from military service to find that his fiancée Lola had married the carter Alfio while he was away. In revenge, Turiddu seduces Santuzza, a young woman in the village. In 'Pagliacci', the drama unfolds as Canio (Pagliaccio) struggles with rage, despair, and desire on learning of his wife Nedda's intended infidelity with Silvio. Canio's tragic conflict increasingly mirrors the comedy of Pagliaccio.
- Released
- 1970-07-25
- Genres
- Music, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Åke Falck, Herbert von Karajan
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Jon Vickers as Canio
- Gianfranco Cecchele as Turiddu
- Fiorenza Cossotto as Santuzza
- Adriana Martino as Lola
- Giangiacomo Guelfi as Alfio
- Anna Di Stasio as Lucia
- Raina Kabaivanska as Nedda
- Peter Glossop as Tonio
- Sergio Lorenzi as Pepe
- Rolando Panerai as Silvio
- Carlo Ricciardi as Young Farmer
- Carlo Moresi as Farmer