This week, Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana, featuring Anita Rachvelishvili, Piero Pretti, Luca Salsi, Ronnita Miller and Sasha Cook. The broadcast closes with choral works by Verdi, including selections from Otello, Nabucco, Macbeth and the Requiem.
Muti Conducts Cavalleria rusticana
Riccardo Muti conducts the CSO at Millennium Park in a Concert for Chicago (Photo: Todd Rosenberg courtesy CSO)
Playlist
Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo-soprano
Piero Pretti, tenor
Luca Salsi, baritone
Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi: “Fuoco di gioia!” from Otello
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi: “Gli arredi festivi” from Nabucco
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi: “Patria oppressa!” from Macbeth
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
Giuseppe Verdi: Libera me from Messa da Requiem
Barbara Frittoli, soprano
Chicago Symphony Chorus; Duain Wolfe, director
