Cavalleria rusticana (1982)
Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana features performances by Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, and Renato Bruson. Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci stars Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, and Juan Pons. Both are conducted by George Pretre. This production of Pagliacci earned director Franco Zeffirelli the coveted Emmy as Best Director in the category of Classical Music Programming.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Genre: TV Movie, Music
Runtime: 70 min
Release Date: June 15, 1982
Cast
- Plácido Domingo - Turiddu
- Yelena Obraztsova - Santuzza
- Fedora Barbieri - Lucia
- Renato Bruson - Alfio
- Axelle Gall - Lola
- Teresa Stratas - Nedda
- Juan Pons - Tonio
- Georges Prêtre - Self - Conductor
- Orchestra della Scala - Self
Music: Pietro Mascagni
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
Keywords
opera
More Films by Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cavalleria rusticana about?
- Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana features performances by Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, and Renato Bruson. Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci stars Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, and Juan Pons. Both are conducted by George Pretre. This production of Pagliacci earned director Franco Zeffirelli the coveted Emmy as Best Director in the category of Classical Music Programming.
- Who directed Cavalleria rusticana?
- Cavalleria rusticana was directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
- Who stars in Cavalleria rusticana?
- Cavalleria rusticana stars Plácido Domingo, Yelena Obraztsova, Fedora Barbieri, Renato Bruson, Axelle Gall, Teresa Stratas.
- How long is Cavalleria rusticana?
- Cavalleria rusticana has a runtime of 1h 10m (70 minutes).
- What genre is Cavalleria rusticana?
- Cavalleria rusticana is a TV Movie, Music film.
- Where was Cavalleria rusticana produced?
- Cavalleria rusticana was produced in Italy.