Thu 26th May 2016 - Sat 4th June 2016

Welsh National Opera

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Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci

This perfect pairing of tragedies was Welsh National Opera's first performance in 1946. Cav & Pag (as they are affectionately known) are as full-on
and intense as Italian opera gets.

Each opera packs in much high drama and powerful music in just over an hour. Cavalleria rusticana’s highlights include the glorious Easter Hymn and Intermezzo. Pagliacci features one of the greatest of all tenor arias, Vesti la giubba, in which the clown Canio has just learnt that his wife is having an affair. He pitifully dwells on his situation while getting ready to take to the stage. He must act the fool on stage while dying inside.

The sumptuous period-set production features a recreation of a Sicilian village square. It is only fitting that the cast for these birthday performances includes some of Wales’s greatest opera talent. Everyone who enjoys the elegance and pageantry of opera will want to embrace Cav & Pag.