Celebrating a new release on CSO Resound! Music Director Riccardo Muti leads Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana featuring Anita Rachvelishvili, Piero Pretti, Luca Salsi, Ronnita Miller, Sasha Cooke, and the Chicago Symphony Chorus, prepared by Duain Wolfe. The program also showcases the Chorus in selections from Verdi’s Otello, Nabucco, Macbeth, and Messa da Requiem, all on CSO Resound under Muti’s baton.
Muti Conducts Cavalleria rusticana
Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili in June 2019 during her last CSO performances in a concert version of Verdi's Aida
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Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano; Piero Pretti, tenor; Luca Salsi, baritone; Ronita Miller, mezzo-soprano; Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Chicago Symphony Chorus: Duain Wolfe, director
Verdi: Fuoco di gioia! from Otello
Verdi: Gli arredi festivi from Nabucco
Verdi: Patria oppressa! from Macbeth
Verdi: Libera me from Messa da Requiem
Barbara Frittoli soprano; Chicago Symphony Chorus: Duain Wolfe director