Cavalleria rusticana

Name: Cavalleria rusticana
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Genre: TV Movie, Music
Released: 1982-06-15
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Plácido Domingo, Yelena Obraztsova, Fedora Barbieri, Renato Bruson, Axelle Gall

1982

1h 10m

TV Movie Music

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Overview

Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana features performances by Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, and Renato Bruson. Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci stars Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, and Juan Pons. Both are conducted by George Pretre. This production of Pagliacci earned director Franco Zeffirelli the coveted Emmy as Best Director in the category of Classical Music Programming.