CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
Opera in one act
Libretto: Targioni-Tozzetti & G. Menasci after a short story by Giovanni Verga
World premiere: Rome, Teatro Costanzi, Italy, May 17th, 1890

Location Ahoy Arena Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Performances 9 - January 18th - 30th, 1994
Premiere January 19th
Visitors 35.000
Local PartnerAhoy Arena
 
Team
Bruno StefanoDirector
Bernard ArnouldSet & Costume designer
Addy Broeders & Dré MeulenbroekCostume Designers
Michel TheuilLight Designer
Wilfred Houthuijsen & Peter ScheunhageSound Designers
 
Cast
Roberto PaternostroConductor
Budapest Orchestra
 
Gisella PasinoSantuzza
Corneliu Murgu & Bruno SebastianTuriddu
Cladio OtelliAlfio
Hélia T'HézanMamma Lucia
Ellen Bollongino & Mari-Ange TodorovitchLola
 
Louis BuskensChoir Conductor
Opera in Ahoy Choir
 
Opera in Ahoy Talents
 
Facts & figures
1 four meter high sculpture of Christ on the cross
2 horses
4 40ft trucks for sound & light
8 children talents
9 40ft trucks for set, props & costumes
28 original Sicilian church pieces for use in the procession
84 orchestra
127 talents
131 choir
150 tons of red sand
292 costumes