Sicily, 1900. A beautiful place with a passionate underbelly. The perfect setting for Pietro Mascagni’s legendary Cavalleria rusticana, a compelling story of love and betrayal. Turiddu and Lola have happily rekindled their old love, but Lola’s husband finds out, and Santuzza feels betrayed, all with dire consequences. Conductor James Gaffigan brings an international reputation as an opera conductor, and he tells this tale with white-hot intensity.

James Gaffigan, conductor
Heidi Melton, soprano (Santuzza) (SLSO debut)
Antonio Poli, tenor (Turiddu)
Meredith Arwady, contralto (Lucia)
Anthony Clark Evans, baritone (Alfio) (SLSO debut)
Katherine Beck, mezzo-soprano (Lola) (SLSO debut)
St. Louis Symphony Chorus

Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria rusticana in Concert

Katherine Beck's performance is supported by the Sarah Bryan Miller Fund.