Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

2010

2h 31m

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Overview

Pietro Mascagni's opera recorded in 2009. Conductor Stefano Ranzani leads the orchestra and chorus of the Zurich Opera House, with performances by Argentinian tenor Jose Cura and soprano Pauletta Marrocu.

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José Cura

José Cura

Turridu

Irène Friedli

Lucia

Cheyne Davidson

Alfio

Liliana Nikiteanu

Lola

Paoletta Marrocu

Paoletta Marrocu

Zantuzza

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