Cavalleria rusticana
Cavalleria rusticana (1970) was an opera production by The Norwegian National Opera. Cavalleria rusticana was based on the one-act opera of the same title by Pietro Mascagni (music) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci (libretto). The production was performed on The Norwegian National Opera’s main stage in Folketeateret.
The director was Vladimir Smid.
Cavalleria rusticana was performed together with Gaetano Donizetti’s one-act opera The Night Bell.
Information
(Objekt ID 65789)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 4, 1970 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Based on | Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, Guido Menasci, Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Opera, One-act Play |
| Running period | February 4, 1970 |
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SOURCES:
Anne-Margrethe Skari’s private archive. Donated by Anne-Margrethe Skari, 17.11.2021
Repertoire archive, The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 18.05.2018
Contributors (16)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Guido Menasci | – Libretto |
| Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti | – Libretto |
| Sigurd Magnusson | – Translation |
| Vladimir Smid | – Direction |
| Zdenko Peharda | – Musical direction |
| Pietro Mascagni | – Composer |
| Arvid Fladmoe | – Conductor |
| Alistair Powell | – Stage design |
| Alistair Powell | – Costume design |
| Mirjana Dančuo | – Singer (Santuzza, bondepike) |
| Vessa Hansen | – Singer (Lucia, Turiddus mor) |
| Astrid Hellesnes | – Singer (Lola, Alfios kone) |
| Thorbjørn Lindhjem | – Singer (Alfio, postkusk) |
| Vesla Tveten | – Singer (Lola, Alfios kone) |
| Ragnar Ulfung | – Singer (Turiddu, bonde) |
| Jiri Zahradnicek | – Singer (Turiddu, bonde) |
Performance dates
| February 4, 1970 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Opening night |