Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci-Metropolitan Opera

Highlights / General details

Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from Sir David McVicar (Giulio Cesare, Maria Stuarda, Il Trovatore), who sets the verismo action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian setting. Marcelo Álvarez rises to the challenge of playing the dual tenor roles of Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in Pagliacci. Rae Smith (War Horse) has designed the moodily atmospheric 1900 village square setting ofCavalleria Rusticana, which transforms to a 1948 truck stop for the doomed vaudeville troupe of Pagliacci. Eva-Maria Westbroek (Cav) and Patricia Racette (Pag) play the unlucky heroines. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

Composers: Pietro Mascagni/Ruggero Leoncavallo; Librettists: Giovanni Targioni-Tozzeti and Guido Menasci/Ruggero Leoncavallo; Opera: Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English, German, Italian and Spanish.

Location Venue located at the Metropolitan Opera House, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023.

Duration

Approximate running time 3 hours 4 minutes.

Participant restrictions

Recommended for ages 7 and up. Children under the age of 5 are not permitted in the theatre.

Location

Venue located at the Metropolitan Opera House, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023.

Duration Approximate running time 3 hours 4 minutes.

Participant restrictions Recommended for ages 7 and up. Children under the age of 5 are not permitted in the theatre.

Policies Any bookings of 10 or more guests is considered a group and may incur additional charges The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited. Must book 5 days prior to show. Guests should arrive at the box office between 1 hour prior and 45 minutes prior to performance to pick up their tickets. Please note - only the name on the reservation will be permitted to pick up tickets at the show box office. Photo I.D. required. Tickets for Events and Tours are sold as final sale. Tickets are non-refundable and non-negotiable. Date or time cannot be changed once show tickets are purchased. Name changes are accepted up to 48 hours prior to show date.

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