As comparably short operas, Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci are often billed together, but seldom is the lead tenor making his double role debut as Turiddu and Canio on the same evening. At the 2015 Salzburg Easter Festival, Jonas Kaufmann did just that to rapturous praise. Universally hailed as a coup for Kaufmann, the plaudits were also showered on Philipp Stölzl for his innovative staging which includes live video projections while referencing the era of black-and-white movies.
Jonas Kaufmann
Turiddu / Canio
Liudmyla Monastyrska
Santuzza
Ambrogio Maestri
Alfio
Annalisa Stroppa
Lola
Stefania Toczyska
Lucia
Maria Agresta
Nedda
Dimitri Platanias
Tonio
Alessio Arduini
Silvio
