Details

Set at Easter, Cavalleria rusticana tells the tale of Turiddu, a soldier, who has returned from the army to find his lover, Lola, has married another man. In consolation, he has seduced Santuzza, leaving her desperate, while still nurturing his obsessive desire for Lola.

Cast/Performers

Sarah Rhodes, Julia Melinek, Susan Cullen, Yvonne Fontane, Irakh Grigalashvili, Khosrow Mahsson, Fione O'Neill, Jane Leslie Mackenzie, Anthoni Garfield Henry, Graham Stone, Keel Watson, Bjorn Arvidsson

Creatives/Company

Author: Pietro Mascagni (1889)
Lyrics(s): Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci
Company: Opera Holland Park
Design: Sarah Wiliamson
Director(s): Sarah Alexander, Jonathan Gill (music)
Conductor: Jonathan Gill