Details

Zanetto is a sweetly moving, gorgeously scored miniature to open our double bill. It is a long way from the gritty world of Cavalleria rusticana, Mascagni's storming debut in opera; this was a composer who ranged happily across many genres in his musical journey, and Zanetto is another curiosity in his canon. It tells of an encounter between a beautiful courtesan and a young wandering minstrel, which leads to love, sacrifice and pain. The music is gentle and resonant, and there are just two singers. New Production. Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Cast/Performers

Patricia Orr (Zanetto), Janice Watson (Sylvia)

Creatives/Company

Music: Pietro Mascagni
Lyrics(s): Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci (after an Italian translation by Emilio Paga of Francois Coppee's play Le Passant< / I>
Producer: Holland Park
Company: City of London Sinfonia
Conductor: Manlio Benzi
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans
Design: Susannah Henry
Lighting: Colin Grenfell