Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
Two trendsetting operas are entwined together in one production. San Francisco's War Memorial House will stage Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci this September. It is believed that Cavalleria Rusticana altered the face of Italian opera. It was written by Pietro Mascagni during the late 19th century which pioneered a new an idea in storytelling called verismo.Verismo stories set the trend of depicting the basic passi…