Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana

Directed by Mario Martone

Pietro Mascagni's one-act opera live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on November 28th, 2016

A small village in Sicily, Easter Sunday. A despondent Santuzza searches for Turiddu, the man she loves. Before leaving for the army he was in love with Lola. But Santuzza, despite being married to Alfio, has won back Turiddu’s heart...Elīna Garanča and then Elena Zhidkova will lend their voices to the role of the heart-breaking Santuzza.