Above: Carla Gavazzi as Santuzza
I love this old RAI film of Mascagni’s CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA sung and acted in Olde School verismo style by Carla Gavazzi (Santuzza),
Tag: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
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Luis Lima/Elena Obraztsova ~ Confrontation
In the great confrontation scene from Mascagni’s CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, Luis Lima as Turiddu (above) is cursed by Elena Obraztsova as Santuzza in a 1985 performance from the Vienna Staatsoper. Lima had broken his arm in a rehearsal; he sang the performances wearing a cast.
Watch and listen here.
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CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA @ Orange ~ 2009
Above: the great Polish mezzo Stefania Toczyska as Mamma Lucia and as Santuzza
A performance of Mascagni’s CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA given at Orange in 2009.
Watch and listen here.
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CAVALLERIA @ Teatro Goldoni di Livorno
Ildikó Komlósi (above) is Santuzza in a 2004 performance of CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA at Livorno.
Watch and listen here.
Santuzza – Ildikó Komlósi
Turiddu – Alfredo Portilla
Alfio – Alberto Mastromarino
Lola – Sonia Zaramella
Lucia – Viorica CortezConductor – Massimo de Bernard
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Buon compleanno, Fiorenza Cossotto!
To celebrate the birthday of La Cossotto, a scene from one of her fabulous performances as Santuzza in CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA at the Met in 1970. After the curse, it’s my “brava!” that gets the ovation going.
Oberon's Glade 
