Great Performances

GP at the Met: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci

Preview: Season 42 Episode 20 | 35s

Sir David McVicar directs the first new Met production of the popular verismo double bill in 45 years: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, both with Marcelo Álvarez as the male lead. Eva-Maria Westbroek and Patricia Racette also star. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads the operas, both set in Sicily - one in a 1900 village square, the other at a 1948 truck stop. Check local listings.

Aired: 09/06/15

Rating: NR

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