Cavalleria Rusticana
Music: Pietro Mascagni
Libretto: Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci
Cavalleria Rusticana is a story of infidelity and jealousy sets in Sicily on Easter morning. Santuzza thinks that her fiancée, Turiddu, has cheated on her and returned to his old lover, Lola, who is married to Alfio. Acting out of jealousy, Santuzza exposes Lola’s infidelity to Alfio, who becomes furious and challenges Turiddu to a fatal duel.
Pagliacci
Music & Libretto: Ruggero Leoncavallo
Based on an actual crime, Pagliacci is set in Italy. It tells the story of Canio, who heads an acting troupe touring the countryside. His wife, Nedda, is having a secret affair with a young man, Silvio, with whom she plans to run away. Tonio, a member of the troupe, has been trying his luck with Nedda, but she rebuffs him. In anger, Tonio tells Canio of Nedda’s affair. Filled with jealousy and rage, Canio kills his wife and her lover while they perform on stage…
Director: Nancy Yuen
Conductor: HSU Wei-en
Set Designer: Bacchus Lee, Jonathan Wong
Costume Designers: Melissa Lai Ngai-ting, Ingrid Proos
Lighting Designer: Timothy Tsang
Production Manager: Prudence Chow
Casts:
Cavalleria Rusticana
Santuzza – Vicki Wu Sui-sin^, Jane Cheng Ruyu*
Turiddu – Freddie Tsang Yuk-ki
Lucia – Anna Chan Pui-shan
Alfio – Michael Lee Man-lung
Lola –Linda Yu Guanlin ^, Leung Hei-na *
Pagliacci
Canio – Jeff Jiang Kuncheng
Nedda – Anna Zhang Jingdan^, Audrey Tsang Wing-yiu*
Tonio – Pan Lo Tsz-ping
Beppe – Simon Tse Man-hon^, John Ho Chun-yin*
Silvio – Samuel Yip Hei
^20th May 2022
*21st May 2022
The opera was performed by Vocal Studies students and accompanied by the Academy Symphony Orchestra. The production team comprised students, faculty and alumni of the School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts.
Photos by Kontinues
