Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana

From 22 February to 3 March, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino will stage Mascagni's famous verismo diptych Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, two intense and overwhelming masterpieces that tell stories of extreme passion, jealousy and destiny. The production is directed by Robert Carsen, with sets by Radu Boruzescu and costumes by Annemarie Woods, while Maestro Riccardo Frizza conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. The production is completed by the Accademia del Maggio children's choir, conducted by Sara Matteucci. A highly prestigious cast gives voice and body to the protagonists of this unmissable fresco of Italian musical theatre.