Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci

Pietro Mascagni / Ruggiero Leoncavallo
New Production

Conductor		David Stern  1/12 2/12 3/12 5/12 6/12 14/12 15/12 16/12 17/12
		Yishai Steckler  8/12 9/12 10/12 11/12
Director		Giancarlo Del Monaco
Set Designer		Johannes Leiacker
Costume Designer		Birgit Wentsch
Lighting Designer		Wolfgang von Zoubek

Cavalleria rusticana
Libretto: Guido Menasci and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti
Based on a play by Giovanni Verga
First Performance: May 17, 1890, Teatro Costanzi, Rome
First Performance at the Israeli Opera: December 19, 1992, Noga Theater, Yafo
First Performance of this production in the current season: December 1, 2011 

Soloists
Turrido		Scott Piper 1/12 3/12 5/12 8/12 10/12 14/12 16/12
		Kamen Chanev 2/12 6/12 9/12 11/12 15/12 17/12
Santuzza		Tatiana Anisimova 1/12 3/12 5/12 8/12 10/12 14/12 16/12
		Edit Zamir 2/12 6/12 9/12 11/12 15/12 17/12
Alfio		Paolo Gavanelli 1/12 3/12 5/12 8/12 10/12 14/12 16/12
		Ionut Pascu 2/12 6/12 9/12 11/12 15/12 17/12
Lola		Ayala Zimbler  1/12 6/12 8/12 9/12 10/12 11/12 14/12 16/12 17/12
		Na'ama Goldman 2/12 3/12 5/12 15/12
Mama Lucia		Svetlana Sandler 1/12 2/12 3/12 5/12 6/12 9/12 10/12 11/12 14/12 15/12 16/12 17/12

Synopsis

Pagliacci
Libretto: The composer
First Performance:  May 21, 1892, Teatro Del Verme, Milan 
First Performance at the Israeli Opera: December 19, 1992, Noga Theater, Yafo
First Performance of this production in the current season: December 1, 2011 

Soloists
Canio		Gustavo Porta 1/12 3/12 5/12 8/12 10/12 11/12 15/12 17/12
		Yotam Cohen 2/12 6/12 9/12 14/12 16/12
Nedda		Ira Bertman 1/12 3/12 5/12 8/12 10/12 14/12 16/12 17/12
		Inna Dukach 2/12 6/12 9/12 11/12 14/12 15/12
Tonio		Paolo Gavanelli 1/12 3/12 5/12 8/12 10/12 14/12 16/12
		Ionut Pascu 2/12 6/12 9/12 11/12 14/12 15/12 17/12
Silvio		Domenico Balzani 1/12 3/12 5/12 9/12 11/12 14/12 15/12 17/12
		Aubrey Lodewyk 2/12 6/12 8/12 10/12 16/12
Beppe		Felix Livshitz

The Israeli Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Yishai Steckler

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in Italian

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Surtitles: Israel Ouval

Length of performance: approx. two hours and 45 minutes

Synopsis

At the moment only subscriptions can be purchased
Individual tickets sales will commence in October 2011

The verismo operatic twins – two short Italian operas about love, hate and unstoppable jealousy that never lose their relevance.

Dates

* THURS 1.12.11 20:00
FRI  2.12.11 13:00
MON 5.12.11 20:00
TUE 6.12.11 20:00
THURS 8.12.11 20:00
WED 14.12.11 20:00

*Première Performance

Ticket Prices: 175/237/304/378/428 Nis
*15 Nis more for Saturday night performances

Towards Opening - a preview presentation with the creators and some of the performers,
with musical demonstrations from the opera:
SAT 26.11.11  11:00
Ticket Price: 70 Nis

Before the show back stage tours:
SAT 3.12.11 18:45
TUES 6.12.11 18:45
WED 14.12.11 18:45
THURS 15.12.11 18:45                                                    
Ticket Price: 25 Nis

Opera Talkback: 
FRI 2.12.11
MON 5.12.11
TUES 6.12.11
WED 14.12.11