Music

We’re diving into timeless arias from Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. Here’s “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (“You know it, o mother”). This is Santuzza’s emotional cavatina, where she reveals ..

We’re diving into timeless arias from Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. Cavalleria Rusticana follows Turiddu, a soldier in a Sicilian village, whose affair with Lola – now married to Alfio – ignites ..

We are exploring timeless arias from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci. Here’s “No! Pagliaccio non son!” (“No! I’m not a clown!”). During the play-within-a-play, Canio breaks character, declaring ..

We are exploring timeless arias from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci. Here’s “Vesti la Giubba” (“Put on the Costume”). This aria is very dear to me. Canio, the circus owner, has just discovered that ..

We are exploring timeless arias from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci. “Un tal gioco, credetemi” (“Such a game, believe me”) is sung by Canio, a circus owner. Canio warns villagers not to joke about his honor ..

We are exploring timeless arias from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci. There are many ways to look at this opera: It is an opera about love, about infidelity, and about actors being real people with real emotions. ..