Jesús López Cobos conducts Mascagni & Leoncavallo
Recorded live at the Teatro Real, Madrid, in February & March 2007.

Leoncavallo:
Pagliacci

Vladimir Galouzine, María Bayo, Carlo Guelfi, Antonio Gandía &Ángel Ódena

Mascagni:
Cavalleria Rusticana

Violeta Urmana, Vincenzo La Scola, Dragana Jugovic, Viorica Cortez & Marco di Felice


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Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real (Madrid Symphony Orchestra & Chorus), Jesús López Cobos (musical director) & Giancarlo del Monaco (stage director)

Giancarlo del Monaco’s acclaimed new production elegantly intertwines Mascagni’s and Leoncavallo’s well-loved operas, masterpieces which brought new levels of realism into opera through their so-called verismo style. Jesús López Cobos directs a double cast of outstanding talent in a recording filmed with High Definition cameras and with true surround sound.

‘The success at the opening night made history, with a great explosion of audience delight at the end… Outstanding production by Giancarlo del Monaco, Lopez Cobos gives his best… A very high level cast … very potent Violeta Urmana, formidable Canio by Vladimir Galouzine … it is impossible to listen to a better “Ridi Paggliacio” today.’ La Razon