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The Metropolitan Opera Presents (TV Series)
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci (1978)
Full Cast & Crew
Directed by
Kirk Browning |
Writing Credits
Guido Menasci | ... | (libretto) (segment ": "Cavalleria rusticana") |
Giovanni Verga | ... | (after) (segment ": "Cavalleria rusticana") |
Ruggero Leoncavallo | ... | (libretto) (segment ": "Pagliacci") & |
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti | ... | (libretto) (segment ": "Pagliacci") |
Cast (in credits order)
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Tatiana Troyanos | ... | Santuzza |
Plácido Domingo | ... | Turiddu / Canio | |
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Isola Jones | ... | Lola |
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Vern Shinall | ... | Alfio |
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Jean Kraft | ... | Mamma Lucia |
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Teresa Stratas | ... | Nedda |
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Sherrill Milnes | ... | Tonio |
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Allan Monk | ... | Silvio |
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James Atherton | ... | Beppe |
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Arthur Apy | ... | Villager |
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Domenico Simeone | ... | Villager |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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James Levine | ... | Self - Conductor |
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Metropolitan Opera Chorus | ... | Chorus |
Tony Randall | ... | Self - Host |
Production Design by
Franco Zeffirelli |
Music Department
Ruggero Leoncavallo | ... | music by: "Pagliacci" |
James Levine | ... | conductor |
Pietro Mascagni | ... | music by: "Cavalleria rusticana" |
Metropolitan Opera Chorus | ... | chorus |
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra | ... | orchestra |
Additional Crew
Fabrizio Melano | ... | production |
Franco Zeffirelli | ... | production: stage |