Organization

Conductor

Christian Thielemann

Stage director

Philip Stölz

Costume designer

Ursula Kudrna

Singer

Soprano

Liudmyla Monastyrska

Santuzza

Tenor

Jonas Kaufmann

Turiddu

Contralto

Stefania Toczyska

Lucia

Baritone

Ambrogio Maestri

Alfio

Mezzo-soprano

Annalisa Stroppa

Lola

Others

Saxon State Opera Choir Dresden

Orchestra

Staatskapelle Dresden

Cavalleria rusticana -  (Rustic Chivalry)

Salzburg

Austria

Philipp Stölzl's appealing staging with its decaying dolls' house is almost cinematic in tone. Jonas Kaufmann excels as Turiddu, while Thielemann's conducting brings Mascagni's intoxicating verismo to life.

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