FULL CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA (Mascagni) & DODICI ANNI DOPO (Menicagli) Livorno 2023 Victoria Khoroshunova, Sergey Radchenko, Stavros Mantis
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, DODICI ANNI DOPO
- Composer: Mascagni Pietro, Menicagli Mario
- Libretto: Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci, Lido Pacciardi, Mario Menicagli Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Teatro Goldoni di Livorno, Itayl
- Recorded: October 12, 2023
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Victoria Khoroshunova, Sergey Radchenko, Stavros Mantis, Laura del Rio, Claudia Marchi, Noemi Umani, Alessio Verna, Yina Qiu, Rocco Sharkey, Costanza Gallo
- Conductor: Mario Menicagli
- Orchestra: ORCHESTRA DEL TEATRO GOLDONI DI LIVORNO
- Chorus: CORO, CORO VOCI BIANCHE DEL TEATRO GOLDONI DI LIVORNO
- Chorus Master: Maurizio Preziosi, Laura Brioli
- Stage Director: Antonio De Lucia
- Stage Designer: Fondazione Goldoni di Livorno
- Costume Designer: Fondazione Cerratelli
- Lighting Designer: Matteo Catalano
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Teatro Goldoni Livorno
- Date Published: 2024
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Twelve Years Later, the plot –
The one-act play Twelve Years Later is to be considered a true “sequel” to Cavalleria rusticana , of which it retains some fundamental traits: orchestral composition, the “Preghiera” , the “Stornello di Lola” , the “Brindisi” and the Intermezzo, composed in the key of F major. The action takes place in Sicily in the second half of the 19th century, at Easter, twelve years after the tragic story of Cavalleria rusticana , the day in which Compar Alfio is released from prison. Santuzza firmly rejects the attentions of her friend Pietro and, marked by the tragedy that has struck her, must provide for the care of Gna Lucia and Turidduzzu, her twelve-year-old son born from the relationship with Turiddu, and for this reason always mocked by his peers in the village. Zu Brasi, an old and wise family friend, is of great help to the family. Santuzza’s frequent quarrels with Lola, a pleasant woman who continues to show off her beauty, indifferent to the misadventures she has caused. Compar Alfio arrives in town without anyone knowing, longing for forgiveness. In a climate of redemption, which characterizes the end of the work, he will succeed in his intent.