Set-up in co-production with Teatro Verdi di Pisa, Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna, Teatro Galli di Rimini, Teatro Pavarotti-Freni di Modena, Teatro Goldoni di Livorno, Teatro Valli di Reggio Emilia, Teatro Comunale di Ferrara, Fondazione Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova

Macbeth

Carlo Felice Theater

“The artist is a man, and he must write for men. … and you will see true hatred and its bitter fruit.” In the Pagliacci prologue, Tonio tells us what this opera is about – it seeks to put the reality of life on the stage. This applies for both works, which will now enjoy their first new staging at the Bayerische Staatsoper in 46 years (1978). Together Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni and Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo simply exemplify verismo. The basic situation: A woman is unfaithful. Another reveals this to the husband, and he, spurred on by this woman, takes bloody revenge on the lover. Cavalleria rusticana is about Turiddu, who returns to find his old flame Lola again, but she is now married to the carter, Alfio. Turiddu then consoles himself by seducing Santuzza. But the old love is reignited, and Lola betrays her husband, and Turiddu his girlfriend. In Pagliacci, the plot revolves around Nedda and her husband Canio, the leader of a group of comedians. Nedda’s love for him has grown cold, so she turns to the farmer, Silvio.

Mattia Agatiello

Events

Past events

15 - 24 May, 2026

Macbeth · Opera Carlo Felice Genova

6 - 15 Nov, 2025

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci · Bayerische Staatsoper

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