Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni.)

Audition Pieces.

The Plot: Easter Monday dawns bloody. Turiddu is found dead in the street- but who should the grieving mother blame? His spurned lover? His married mistress? Her jealous husband? As the village prepares to celebrate Easter, the unholy consequences of forbidden lusts are laid bare.

Santuzza. The young woman of the village, who is seduced by Turiddu. In Santuzza we see escapism from harsh reality of the village everyday life. But her religious guilt turns her to point of madness. Soprano. Low B – Top C

P 48/49. and P 70-bottom of 74.

Lucia. Mother of Turiddu. An older, wiser woman and much respected

member of the village. Contralto. Low B – High D

P 45-56.

Alfio. A waggoner. The ‘big achiever’ of the village. He is a show-off, happy

to parade his new wife Lola. He thinks with his fist rather than his brain. High Baritone. Low C# - Top F.

Bottom page 105 – 110.

Turiddu. A soldier, the son of Lucia, and seducer of Santuzza, having an affair

with Lola. Tenor Low E – Top Bb

P 3-6 and P 140 – 142.

Lola. The fiancée of Turiddu. A woman who enjoys any luxury she can

parade in front of the other women in the village. She sleeps with Turiddu regardless of risk and parades this cruelly to Santuzza. Mezzo soprano. Low D – Top G.

P 84/85

I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo)

Audition Pieces. The Plot: A dramatic tale of love and betrayal. I Pagliacci revolves around a commedia del arte troupe, where real life and the stage play get fatally intertwined. Nedda (Columbine) Canio’s wife. (In the play: Columbine, Pagliaccio’s wife, in love

with Harlequin /Arlecchino ) Soprano. Low C – Top B

P 71 – 78.

Canio (Punchinello) Head of troupe of strolling players, (in the play Pagliaccio

(Pierrot) Columbine’s husband) Tenor. Low D – Top Bb

P 130 – 132.

Tonio (Taddeo) A player (in the play Taddeo, Columbine’s servant)

Baritone. Low B – Top G

P 80 – 82. Peppe (Harlequin) A player (in the play Harlequin, Columbine’s lover)

Tenor. Low D – Top A

P 166 – 169. Silvio Nedda’s lover. A villager

Baritone. Low D – Top G

P 95 – 99. Two Villager parts, a few bars, C – C & E – E. These parts will be cast from chorus members at the discretion of the director and MD.