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Cavalleria Rusticana & Sancta Susanna: Paris Opera

About the Event

The Paris Opera presents Mario Martone's new production of Paul Hindemith's "Sancta Susanna" in a double bill with his original La Scala production of "Cavalleria Rusticana".

Elīna Garanča and Elena Zhidkova sing the moving role of Santuzza in Mascagni's one‐act melodramma, and Anna Caterina Antonacci sings Saint Susanna, who appears in a vision to a nun in Hindemith's opera.

Sung in Italian (Cavalleria Rusticana) and German (Sancta Susanna), with French and English surtitles.

Cast / Production

Cavalleria Rusticana

Musical dramaturgy: Carlo Rizzi
Director: Mario Martone
Set design: Sergio Tramonti
Costume design: Ursula Patzak
Lighting design: Pasquale Mari
Choreography: Raffaella Giordano
Chorus master: José Luis Basso

Santuzza: Elīna Garanča (Nov. 30 — Dec. 15)
Elena Zhidkova (Dec. 18 — 23)
Turiddu: Yonghoon Lee (Nov. 30 — Dec. 15)
Marco Berti (Dec. 18 — 23)
Lucia: Elena Zaremba (Nov. 30 — Dec. 15)
Stefania Toczyska (Dec. 18 — 23)
Alfio: Vitaliy Bilyy
Lola: Antoinette Dennefeld

Sancta Susanna

Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Director: Mario Martone
Set design: Sergio Tramonti
Costume design: Ursula Patzak
Lighting design: Pasquale Mari
Choreography: Raffaella Giordano
Chorus master: José Luis Basso

Susanna: Anna Caterina Antonacci
Klementia: Renée Morloc
Alte Nonne: Sylvie Brunet‐Grupposo

Paris Opera Chorus and Orchestra

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