
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI • July 31, 2021 | Arena di Verona
Verona is world famous for the Opera Festival in the Arena di Verona, which attracts millions of music lovers every summer. The Arena di Verona is the world’s largest open-air opera theatre with space for up to 22,000 spectators on the steps of the 45 rows of seats.
Verona is a city of music and opera, especially in summer. The Three Tenors Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and Josè Carreras were regulars in Verona. The Verona Festival started in 1913 with the performance of Aida on the occasion of Giuseppe Verdi’s 100th birthday. Opera lovers around the world dream of watching an opera on the marble steps of one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world. A dream that you should experience at least once in your life. Not only operas are performed in the Arena di Verona, pop singers such as Elton John, Bob Dylan, Zucchero and Sting also gave concerts here.
Verona is a World Heritage Site for its urban structure and architecture. The historic city center is beautiful and can be explored on foot. It is like an open archeological site in-between the many beautiful Renaissance palaces. And yes, it is famous for the setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. Above all the beautiful sites is the Arena, a huge Roman amphitheater from the first century. The daily mean temperature between June and early September is 21C to 23C. This is perfect for an outdoor performance in the Arena. There are famous operas, concerts and ballet performances to chose from.
Every year we create exclusive music trips to Italy for friends of opera and ballet. Operas of the leading Italian composers Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gioachino Rossini are favourite in the Arena. Enjoy the extraordinary atmosphere at the Roman amphitheatre in the heart of Verona in the summer months under the open sky. Please make your travel plans early and select a performance of interest. Because, if there are less than two months to go, the best tickets might be sold out, the hotels might have increased prices and things may become difficult. With our music tours you get the best seats, on upholstered chairs, together with a nice stay program in Verona.
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI – Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2021
Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni – Opera in 1 act
Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo: Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, new production
Libretto • Giovanni Targioni – Tozzetti Guido Menasci – Ruggero Leoncavallo
Music • Pietro Mascagni – Ruggero Leoncavallo
Conductor • Marco Armiliato
Direction • Gabriele Muccino
Set design • Alessandro Camera
Costumes • Carla Ricotti
Lighting design • Paolo Mazzon
Chorus Master • Vito Lombardi
Arena di Verona New Stage Design
Arena di Verona Orchestra, Chorus and Technical team
Cast
Cavalleria rusticana
Santuzza
- Anna Pirozzi (25/6)
- Sonia Ganassi (2/7)
- Maria José Siri (22/7)
- Aleksandra Kurzak (31/7)
- Ekaterina Semenchuk (14/8)
Lola
- Josè Maria Lo Monaco (25/6 – 2, 22/7)
- Clarissa Leonardi (31/7 – 14/8)
Turiddu
- Murat Karahan (25/6 – 22/7)
- Yusif Eyvazov (2/7)
- Roberto Alagna (31/7)
- Piero Pretti (14/8)
Alfio
- Amartuvshin Enkhbat (25/6)
- Sebastian Catana (2, 22/7)
- Ambrogio Maestri (31/7 – 14/8)
Lucia
- Katia Ricciarelli (25/6 – 2/7)
- Agostina Smimmero (22/7 – 14/8)
- Elena Zilio (31/7)
Pagliacci
Nedda (Colombina)
- Marina Rebeka (25/6 – 14/8)
- Valeria Sepe (2/7)
- María José Siri (22/7)
- Aleksandra Kurzak (31/7)
Canio (Pagliaccio)
- Yusif Eyvazov (25/6 – 2/7)
- Fabio Sartori (22/07)
- Roberto Alagna (31/7)
- Vittorio Grigolo (14/8)
Tonio (Taddeo the fool)
- Amartuvshin Enkhbat (25/6)
- Sebastian Catana (2, 22/7)
- Ambrogio Maestri (31/7 – 14/8)
Peppe (Arlecchino)
- Riccardo Rados (25/6 – 2, 22/7)
- Matteo Mezzaro (31/7 – 14/8)
Silvio
- Mario Cassi (25/6 – 22/7 – 14/8)
- Davide Luciano (2, 31/7)
A villager
- Max René Cosotti
A villager
- Dario Giorgelè
Performances Cavalleria Rusticana – Pagliacci Opera Festival 2021
- Cavalleria Rusticana – Pagliacci, Friday 25 June 2021, h 21.00
- Cavalleria Rusticana – Pagliacci, Friday 02 July 2021, h 21.00
- Cavalleria Rusticana – Pagliacci, Thursday 22 July 2021, h 21.00
- Cavalleria Rusticana – Pagliacci, Saturday 31 July 2021, h 21.00
- Cavalleria Rusticana – Pagliacci, Saturday 14 August 2021, h 20.45
Travel Description
Essential Music Trip
- Gold category tickets for comfortable chairs (see chart)
- 2 nights accommodation with breakfast, shared double room
Program day by day
Day 1
- Arrival at the hotel
- Overnight
Day 2
- Breakfast
- Leisure time
- Arena Verona performance, premium tickets
- Overnight
Day 3
- Breakfast
- Departure and end of the program