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.
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Cast
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Jon Vickers
Canio
Also in
Bizet Carmen
Otello
Gianfranco Cecchele
Turiddu
Also in
Puccini - Turandot (1969) Birgit Nilsson
Fiorenza Cossotto
Santuzza
Also in
Il Trovatore - Verdi
Aida
Adriana Martino
Lola
Also in
La Bohème - Teatro alla Scala
Giangiacomo Guelfi
Alfio
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Anna Di Stasio
Lucia
Also in
Del Monaco: Andrea Chenier
La Traviata
Raina Kabaivanska
Nedda
Also in
Il Trovatore - Verdi
Tosca
Peter Glossop
Tonio
Also in
Otello
Billy Budd
Sergio Lorenzi
Pepe
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Rolando Panerai
Silvio
Also in
La Bohème - Teatro alla Scala
Verdi: Falstaff
Carlo Ricciardi
Young Farmer
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Carlo Moresi
Farmer
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Herbert von Karajan Director · Åke Falck Director Ruggero Leoncavallo Writer
United States release July 25, 1970 · Produced in Italy
Production
Deutsche Grammophon
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 1, 1968
TV
United States · July 25, 1970
Limited theatrical · New York
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