Opera: “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “I Pagliacci”

The Straz Center presents two one-act operas. Set in Sicily, “Cavalleria Rusticana” tells the tale of a soldier who returns from war to find that he has lost his fiancée to another man and seduces her, ending in a confrontation.

"I Pagliacci" is a tragedy about a small village where the townfolk are excited about a clown troupe's arrival, but an undercurrent of jealousy, lust and revenge tear people apart.