Cavalleria rusticana

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 15, 1982

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy

Cast

Plácido Domingo,Yelena Obraztsova,Fedora Barbieri,Renato Bruson,Axelle Gall,Teresa Stratas,Juan Pons,Georges Prêtre,Orchestra della Scala

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0161414