Winter Opera Festival
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 07:30pm
Sarasota Opera House
61 North Pineapple Avenue
Schedule of Events
February 26, 2025
7:30PM
Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Opera in one act
Music by Pietro Mascagni
Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti & Guido Menasci
PAGLIACCI
Opera in one act
Music and Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Two operas, two betrayed husbands, two tragic ends. In Cavalleria rusticana the calm of a Sicilian Easter morning is broken by a betrayed lover who sets off a chain of events ending in violent tragedy. In true theatrical tradition Pagliacci's clown tries to go on the show, but his real -life humiliation and despair lead to a grim climax. The violent passions and raw emotions of these two works changed the direction of Italian opera forever.
Date: February 15 - March 30, 2025
