Mascagni’s crowning opus, plus Bizet’s Roma, are featured on this program.
Muti Conducts ‘Cavalleria rusticana’
Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in June 2019 during her last CSO performances in a concert version of Verdi's Aida
Playlist
Bizet: Roma
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano (Santuzza); Piero Pretti, tenor (Turiddu); Luca Salsi, baritone (Alfio); Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano (Lucia); Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano (Lola); Alessandra Visconti (A Woman); Chicago Symphony Chorus: Duain Wolfe, director