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