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- Mascagni's one great hit premiered in Rome on May 17, 1890. While it shares some elements with earlier works such as 'La Gioconda,' 'Cavalleria Rusticana' was the first and it still remains the defining work of the style that has come to be known as 'verismo.'
- Pietro Mascagni (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music.
Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana Youtube
Born: 1863-12-07 (Livorno, Italy). Died: August 02, 1945 (Rome, Italy). Italian composer, famous mostly for his operas ('Cavalleria Rusticana' in 1890) and enjoyed immense success during his lifetime. Mascagni wrote a total of fifteen operas, plus an operetta, several orchestral and vocal works, as.
Muti Conducts Cavalleria rusticana
Beloved by opera audiences around the world, Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana is an impassioned story of tormented love wrapped in music of fervent vibrancy. Riccardo Muti, whose command of 19th-century Italian opera is “virtually without peer” (Bachtrack), leads concert performances of the complete one-act opera with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and an international cast.
Nina Simone Piano Songbook Volume 1 contains authentic piano and vocal transcriptions of 15 of her best-known songs, including Feeling Good, I Put a Spell On You, Sinnerman and My Baby Just Cares For Me, with guitar chord boxes.
There will not be an opportunity for late seating for this program. Please plan to arrive early.
Item details
Date
Saturday, February 8, 2020 8:00 PM
Location
Orchestra Hall
Description
PROGRAM
MascagniCavalleria rusticana
PERFORMERS
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muticonductor
Anita Rachvelishvilimezzo-soprano (Santuzza)
Piero Prettitenor (Turiddu)
Luca Salsibaritone (Alfio)
Ronnita Miller mezzo-soprano (Lucia)
Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano (Lola)
Alessandra Visconti (A Woman)
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfechorus director
Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana Overture
CONCERT EXTRAS
- Preconcert conversation with Derek Matson: Saturday, February 8, 6:45–7:15, Armour Stage
- Libretto will be available for this performance
DISCOVER MORE
- Watch: Anita Rachvelishvili on Mascagni's 'Cavalleria rusticana'
- Read: ‘Cavalleria rusticana,’ opera scholar declares, ‘just grabs you by the throat’
- Read: Highlights from 2020 Europe Tour
SPONSORS
Maestro Residency Presenter
Official Airline of the CSO
These concerts are generously sponsored by the Nelson D. Cornelius Endowed Concert Fund. Diffraction grating slits per mm.
The appearance of the Chicago Symphony Chorus is made possible by a generous gift from Jim and Kay Mabie.
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