The BOV Opera Weekend is the double-bill of Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.
Cavalleria Rusticana
Directed by Nanette Brimmer
Soloists:
14 and 16 March:
Turiddu - Mauro Pagano
Santuzza - Cristina Piperno
Lola - Inna Savchenko
Alfio - Stefano Meo
Mamma Lucia - May Caruana
15 and 17 March:
Turiddu - Mauro Pagano
Santuzza - Katarina Vovkova
Lola - Inna Savchenko
Alfio - Stefano Meo
Mamma Lucia - May Caruana
Pagliacci
Directed by Denise Mulholland
14 and 16 March:
Nedda - Andriana Yordanova
Tonio - Matteo Suk Sang Gun
Canio - Angelo Villari
Silvio - Isaac Galan Peiro
Beppe - Cliff Zammit Stevens
15 and 17 March:
Nedda - Raffaella Battistini
Tonio - Matteo Suk Sang Gun
Canio - Andrea Lee Hyeong Seok
Silvio - Isaac Galan Peiro
Beppe - Cliff Zammit Stevens
The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Mro Damiano Binetti
Orchestra Leader Marcelline Agius
Chorus of Usti nad Labem Opera Theatre
Directed by Tvrtko Karlovic
Mirabitur Youth Choir (Director Simone Attard)
Artistic Director: Kenneth Zammit Tabona
Opera Music Director: Juliette Bisazza
Set Design: Pierre Portelli
Pre-performance talk by Albert Storace at 6.45pm