FROM DOWN UNDER: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci by Simon Parris

Crafted in the late 19th century, the pair of short operas are textbook examples of the verismo style. Leoncavallo wrote Pagliacci in response to Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, hence creating an ongoing conceptual link between the works.

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