Sunday Opera 歌剧世界
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana 71’
Santuzza: Renata Scotto (s)
Turiddu: Plácido Domingo (t)
Alfio: Pablo Elvira (br)
Ambrosian Opera Cho.
Nat. Phil. Orch. / James Levine
马斯康尼：乡村骑士
珊杜莎：史葛图（女高音）
杜列朵：杜鸣高（男高音）
艾菲奥：艾菲拿（男中音）
亚布斯安歌剧合唱团、国家管弦乐团 / 占士•利云
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci 70’
Canio: Plácido Domingo (t)
Nedda: Teresa Stratas (s)
Tonio: Juan Pons (br)
Coro & Orch. del Teatro alla Scala / Georges Prêtre
利安卡法洛：丑角
卡利奥：杜鸣高（男高音）
妮达：史拉特斯（女高音）
东尼奥：璜．庞士（男中音）
史卡拉歌剧院乐团与合唱团 / 柏烈特
This week, we are presenting two of the most famous works of Italian verismo opera, Pietro Mascagni’s 'Cavalleria Rusticana' and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s 'Pagliacci'. Both operas portray ordinary people caught in powerful emotions, with stories of love, jealousy, betrayal and revenge.
Mascagni’s 'Cavalleria Rusticana', first performed in 1890, tells the story of Santuzza, a young woman whose love for Turiddu is threatened when he returns to his former lover, Lola. As jealousy and betrayal unfold, a series of emotional confrontations leads to a tragic ending. The opera is particularly famous for its expressive melodies and the atmospheric orchestral Intermezzo.
Leoncavallo’s 'Pagliacci', first performed in 1892, tells the story of Canio, the leader of a travelling theatre troupe, whose wife Nedda is secretly in love with another man. When Canio discovers her betrayal, the boundary between theatre and real life begins to disappear, leading to one of opera’s most powerful and tragic finales. The famous aria “Vesti la giubba” has become one of the best-known tenor arias in the repertoire.
The featured recordings bring together two outstanding casts. 'Cavalleria Rusticana' features soprano Renata Scotto as Santuzza, tenor Plácido Domingo as Turiddu, and baritone Pablo Elvira as Alfio, with the Ambrosian Opera Chorus and National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by James Levine. 'Pagliacci' features Plácido Domingo again as Canio, soprano Teresa Stratas as Nedda, and baritone Juan Pons as Tonio, with the Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala conducted by Georges Prêtre.
我今次为大家选播两套意大利「真实主义歌剧」（verismo）的经典作品：马斯康尼的《乡村骑士》及利安卡法洛的《小丑》。两出歌剧都以平凡人物为主角，透过爱情、嫉妒、背叛与复仇等强烈情感，展现人性最直接的一面。
马斯康尼的《乡村骑士》于1890年首演，讲述珊杜莎深爱杜列朵，但杜列朵与昔日恋人罗拉旧情复炽，令珊杜莎陷入嫉妒与痛苦之中。随着误会与冲突逐步加深，故事最终走向悲剧。作品以充满感情的旋律，以及著名的管弦乐〈间奏曲〉深受观众欢迎。
利安卡法洛的《小丑》于1892年首演，讲述流动剧团的团长卡利奥，发现妻子妮达背叛自己。舞台上的戏剧与现实变得模糊，喜剧最终演变成悲剧。剧中著名的男高音咏叹调〈穿上戏服〉（Vesti la giubba），更成为歌剧史上最脍炙人口的男高音曲目之一。
今次选播的两套录音，汇聚一众出色的歌唱家。《乡村骑士》由女高音史葛图（Renata Scotto）饰演珊杜莎，男高音杜鸣高（Plácido Domingo）饰演杜列朵，男中音艾菲拿（Pablo Elvira）饰演艾菲奥，并由占士．利云（James Levine）指挥亚布斯安歌剧合唱团及国家管弦乐团。《小丑》则再次由杜鸣高饰演卡利奥，女高音史拉特斯（Teresa Stratas）饰演妮达，男中音璜．庞士（Juan Pons）饰演东尼奥，并由柏烈特（Georges Prêtre）指挥史卡拉歌剧院乐团与合唱团。
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