[Met Performance] CID:11740



Pagliacci
Cavalleria Rusticana
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, December 22, 1893




Pagliacci (3)
Ruggero Leoncavallo | Ruggero Leoncavallo
Nedda
Nellie Melba

Canio
Fernando De Lucia

Tonio
Mario Ancona

Silvio
Victor De Gromzeski

Beppe
Pedro Guetary


Conductor
Luigi Mancinelli


Cavalleria Rusticana (13)
Pietro Mascagni | Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci
Santuzza
Emma Calv?

Turiddu
Francesco Vignas

Lola
Olimpia Guercia

Alfio
Jean Martapoura

Mamma Lucia
Mathilde Bauermeister


Conductor
Enrico Bevignani





Mario Ancona repeated the prologue
This was the first performance at the Metropolitan Opera of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci on the same bill.

Review 1:

Review in The New York Times

TWO SHORT OPERAS SUNG

"Pagliacci" and "Cavalleria Rusticana" Delight a Large Audience

The Metropolitan Opera House was crowded against last night when what is known as a "double bill " was given. The two operas presented were Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci " and Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana." The cast in the first was the same as it was at the first performance. That of the second opera was also the same as at the first performance, except that Signor Martapoura replaced M. Dufriche as Alfio.

Mme. Melba was in poor voice, the result of her recent indisposition. An apology was made to the audience in her behalf at the end of the first act. In view of this, it would be unfair to make any comment on her performance. Signor de Lucia is at his best in the role of Canio. He acts it with a fine intelligence and with a wonderful variety of expression. His singing, too, while not free from vocal faults, is of a strong dramatic character. He aroused a great deal of enthusiasm last night. Signor Ancona repeated his good performance of Tonio and had to repeat the prologue as usual.

In "Cavalleria Rusticana" Mme. Calv?'s strong impersonation of Santuzza was again the most interesting feature. Signor Vignas was the Turiddu, Signor Martapoura the Alflo, Mlle. Guercia the Lola, and Mlle. Bauermeister the Lucia. Signor Mancinelli conducted "Pagliacci " and Signor Bevignani directed" Cavalleria." The effect of bringing the two operas together in one night was good.



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