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Monday, June 29, 2020

Grace Bumbry Made Santuzza Role Debut at Met Opera in Zeffirelli’s Cav Pag

Summary: Grace Bumbry made her Santuzza role debut at Met Opera in Zeffirelli’s Cav Pag, the Italian designer, director and producer’s third Met Opera staging.

American mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry’s appearances in the 1969-1970 Met Opera season as Santuzza in Franco Zeffirelli’s new staging of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana added the fifth of 14 career roles to her Met Opera portfolio: Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli, via Facebook Dec. 24, 2018

Grace Bumbry made her Santuzza role debut at Met Opera in Zeffirelli’s Cav Pag, the Italian designer, director and producer’s third production at the opera house.

American mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry (born Jan. 4, 1937) added her fifth role debut to her Met Opera portfolio with her appearance as seduced Santuzza in the opening night performance of the 1969-1970 season’s new production of Cavalleria Rusticana by Italian opera composer Pietro Mascagni (Dec. 7, 1863-Aug. 2, 1945). The rustic Sicilian opera’s new staging by Franco Zeffirelli (Feb. 12, 1923-June 15, 2019) debuted Jan. 8, 1970, as a double header with Zeffirelli’s new production of Pagliacci by Italian opera composer and librettist Ruggero Leoncavallo (April 23, 1857-Aug. 9, 1919). Each opera received 19 performances in the 1969-1970 season.

Grace Bumbry sang Santuzza in the new production’s first five performances. Italian tenor Franco Corelli (April 8, 1921-Oct. 29, 2003) joined her as Santuzza’s seducer, Turiddu, in the first five performances.

The Metropolitan Opera staged 16 revivals of Zeffirelli’s Cav Pag production. Grace Bumbry reprised Santuzza in four revivals.

In the 1971-1972 season, she returned for two of the second revival’s 14 performances. She sang opposite American operatic tenor Barry Morell (March 30, 1927-Dec. 4, 2003) in the fifth performance, Oct. 16, 1971. For the sixth performance, Oct. 23, she sang opposite American operatic tenor Enrico Di Giuseppe (Oct. 14, 1932-Dec. 31, 2005) for the next performance, Oct. 23.

Bumbry reprised Santuzza in the 1974-1975 season for the production’s fourth revival. She appeared in eight of the fourth revival’s 22 performances.

She sang in the revival’s first four performances. Italian operatic tenor Franco Tagliavini (Oc. 29, 1934-Aug. 15, 2010) was Bumbry’s Turiddu in the first three performances. American operatic tenor Harry Theyard (born Sept. 28, 1929) sang Turiddu for the fourth performance.

Bumbry also appeared in the fourth revival’s ninth, 10th, 11th and 14th performances. American operatic tenor William Lewis (born Nov. 23, 1935) sang opposite her for the revival’s ninth performance. Harry Treyard returned as Turiddu for the 10th and 14th performances. Franco Corelli returned for the revival’s 11th performance, on Dec. 23, 1974, to sing Turiddu for the last time at the opera house.

The Metropolitan Opera’s fifth revival of Zeffirelli’s Cav Pag took place in the 1977-1978 season. Bumbry reprised Santuzza on Jan. 11, 1978, for the third of the revival’s 20 performances.

The Metropolitan Opera staged the production’s seventh revival in the 1980-1981 season. Bumbry sang Santuzza for the first six of the revival’s 17 performances. Italian tenor Carlo Bini appeared opposite Bumbry’s Santuzza.

Bumbry retired Santuzza from her active Met Opera repertoire during the seventh revival. Her appearance Jan. 10, 1981, in the revival’s sixth performance, marked her 22nd appearance as Santuzza in Zeffirelli’s production.

Grace Bumbry had made her Met Opera debut Oct. 7, 1965, as Princess Eboli in the opera house’s 65th performance of Don Carlo by 19th-century Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (Oct. 10, 1813-Jan. 27, 1901). She made her second and third role debuts at Met Opera in the following season, 1966-1967, with performances as Amneris in Verdi’s Aida and as Azucena in Il Trovatore.

Bumbry made her fourth role debut at Met Opera in the next season, 1967-1968. She sang the title role in Carmen by French Romantic Era composer Georges Bizet (Oct. 25, 1838-June 3, 1875).

After her fifth role debut as Santuzza in the 1969-1970 season, she claimed her sixth and seventh Met Opera roles in the 1970-1971 season. She sang title roles in Orfeo ed Euridice by German classical composer Christoph von Gluck (July 2, 1714-Nov. 15, 1787) and Tosca by Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini (Dec. 22, 1858-Nov. 29, 1924).

The 1971-1972 season added an eighth role debut to Bumbry’s Met Opera portfolio. She sang the title role in Samson et Dalila by French Romantic Era composer Camille Saint-Saëns (Oct. 9, 1835-Dec. 16, 1921).

In the 1972-1973 season, Grace Bumbry returned to Verdi for her fourth Verdi opera and ninth role debut at the Metropolitan Opera. She appeared as Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s first Shakespearean opera, Macbeth.

Bumbry’s 10th role debut took place in the following season, 1973-1974. She sang the title role in Salome by German late Romantic-early modern composer Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864-Sept. 8, 1949).

The 1977-1978 season marked Bumbry’s 11th role debut. She appeared as Venus in Tannhäuser by German composer and librettist Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813-Feb. 13, 1883).

Two seasons later, in 1979-1980, Bumbry claimed her 12th role debut. She sang the title role in La Gioconda by 19th-century Italian opera composer Amilcare Ponchielli (Aug. 31, 1834-Jan. 16, 1886).

Bumbry returned to Verdi for her 13th role debut in the 1983-1984 season. She appeared as Leonora in La Forza del Destino, her fifth Verdi opera at the opera house.

Bumbry’s 14th and last role debut occurred in the 1984-1985 season. She sang the title role in Porgy and Bess by American composer and pianist George Gershwin (Sept. 26, 1898-July 11, 1937).

Bumbry reprised her second role debut for her last active season at Met Opera, 1986-1987. Her last performance as Amneris in Verdi’s Aida took place Nov. 3, 1986.

Grace Bumbry returned to the Metropolitan Opera almost nine and one-half years later for her last appearance at the opera house. On April 27, 1996, she sang “Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix” (Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Act 2) in the 25th Anniversary Gala for the Metropolitan Opera House’s second music director, James Levine.

The takeaways for Grace Bumbry's making her Santuzza role debut at Met Opera in Zeffirelli’s Cav Pag are that Zeffirelli’s new production of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana added Bumbry’s fifth role debut to her Met Opera portfolio and that the American mezzo-soprano reprised the role in four of the production’s 16 revivals.

Italian designer, director and producer Franco Zeffirelli designed costumes and sets for his new productions of Cav Pag (Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci) in the 1969-1970 Met Opera season: Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli, via Facebook Dec. 26, 2018

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Image credits:

“Debut: Tito Gobbi (Director).” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 255870 Tosca {621} Metropolitan Opera House: 12/13/1978.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=255870

“Debuts: Grace Bumbry, Margaret Kalil.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 204090 Don Carlo {65} Metropolitan Opera House: 10/7/1965.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=204090

“Debuts: Luigi Alva, Leonard Bernstein, Franco Zeffirelli.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 197440 New Production Falstaff {67} Metropolitan Opera House: 03/6/1964.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=197440

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli. “Cavalleria Rusticana nel 1969 al Metropolitan di New York fu il primo grande impegno internazionale di Zeffirelli dopo l’incidente automobilistico che lo aveva visto in pericolo di vita: dopo la conferma della presenza di Bernstein come direttore d’Orchestra 1andai da Franco Corelli, che se ne stava in solitario isolamento nella suite di un albergo di New York. Riuscii a convincerlo a uscire dal suo incomprensibile ritiro per cantare la parte di Turiddu.’ FZ #dicembreconzeffirelli 28 dicembre, 'Zeffirelli e Bernstein al MET: Cavalleria Rusticana'" https://bit.ly/2UsQ5Vd.” Facebook. Dec. 19, 2018.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/fondazionefrancozeffirelli/posts/782545145414299

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli. “Dopo l’intenso lavoro per Cavalleria Rusticana al MET, Franco Zeffirelli ricorda così il suo ritorno alle scene mondiali e all’opera: ‘Le ovazioni dopo la prima furono la migliore medicina di cui avessi bisogno, la dimostrazione che ero ancora in grado di dominare la mia professione. Uscendo alla ribalta per ricevere gli applausi, dissi un addio pieno di sollievo al 1969, a quello strano decennio che si stava chiudendo con tutto il Bene e tutto il Male che aveva portato nella mia vita.’ Venerdì 28, Zeffirelli e Bernstein al MET: Cavalleria Rusticana https://bit.ly/2UsQ5Vd.” Facebook. Dec. 26, 2018.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/fondazionefrancozeffirelli/posts/786627211672759

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli. “Insieme a Leonard Bernstein come direttore d’orchestra e a Franco Corelli come tenore, Franco Zeffirelli ottenne la partecipazione della grande Grace Bumbry: ‘disse che avrebbe cantato Santuzza lasciando un altro impegno, attratta dal superbo insieme artistico che si stava formando.” FZ #dicembreconzeffirelli 28 dicembre, Zeffirelli e Bernstein al MET: Cavalleria Rusticana > https://bit.ly/2UsQ5Vd.’ Facebook. Dec. 24, 2018.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/fondazionefrancozeffirelli/posts/785068741828606

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli. “New York, Metropolitan Opera House, 55 anni fa. Va in scena il Falstaff di Verdi. ‘Il compito che avevo di fronte mi era graditissimo: Rudolf Bing aveva scelto Falstaff come ultimo allestimento al vecchio Metropolitan, prima che il teatro si trasferisse al Lincoln Center. A parte l’onore e il significato di questo invito, ero ansioso di poter finalmente lavorare a New York e con un direttore esaltante come Leonard Bernstein.’ FZ Ogni ultimo sabato del mese, visite guidate a cura del personale del museo https://bit.ly/2Rjeqif.” Facebook. March 6, 2019.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/fondazionefrancozeffirelli/photos/a.521465231522293/826992214302925/

“Grace Bumbry: Last Appearance.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 324090 James Levine Gala. Metropolitan Opera House: 04/27/1996.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=324090

Marriner, Derdriu. "Antony and Cleopatra Was Franco Zeffirelli’s Second Met Opera Production." Earth and Space News. Monday, June 15, 2020.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2020/06/antony-and-cleopatra-was-franco.html

Marriner, Derdriu. “Cav Pag Was Franco Zeffirelli’s Third Met Opera Production.” Earth and Space News. Monday, June 22, 2020.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2020/06/cav-pag-was-franco-zeffirellis-third.html

Marriner, Derdriu. “Cav Pag Is Jan. 13, 2018, Met Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcast.” Earth and Space News. Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2018/01/cavpag-is-jan-13-2018-met-opera.html

Marriner, Derdriu. "Franco Zeffirelli Made His Met Opera Debut in Staging Verdi’s Falstaff." Earth and Space News. Monday, June 1, 2020.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2020/06/franco-zeffirelli-made-his-met-opera.html

Marriner, Derdriu. "Luigi Alva Made Met Opera Debut in Zeffirelli’s Falstaff Production." Earth and Space News. Monday, June 8, 2020.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2020/06/luigi-alva-made-met-opera-debut-in.html

Marriner, Derdriu. "Only Two of 11 Zeffirelli Productions Are Still Revived at Met Opera." Earth and Space News. Monday, May 25, 2020.
Available @ https://earth-and-space-news.blogspot.com/2020/05/only-two-of-11-zeffirelli-productions.html

“New Productions: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: New Productions Cavalleria Rusticana {441} Pagliacci {481} Metropolitan Opera House: 01/8/1970.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=220100

Sherrill Milnes @SherrillMilnes. "In memory of the great Franco Zeffirelli, I wanted to share a few photos and an article from the Milnes archives. This is from our performance of Pagliacci at the The Metropolitan Opera with Teresa Stratas, Richard Tucker with Franco directing. He will be missed. #SVFPagliacci." Facebook. June 24, 2019.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/SherrillMilnes/posts/2244764739106315

Monday, June 22, 2020

Cav Pag Was Franco Zeffirelli’s Third Met Opera Production

Summary: Cav Pag was Franco Zeffirelli’s third Met Opera production, with his double-billed new staging debuting Jan. 8, 1970.

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli directed and designed costumes and sets for his new production of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, which debuted, along with his new production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, at Met Opera in the 1969-1970 season: Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus, via Facebook Jan. 8, 2021

Cav Pag was Franco Zeffirelli’s third Met Opera production, with his new staging for the double-billed Italian rustic operas debuting in the 1969-1970 Met Opera season.

The Metropolitan Opera debuted Italian film, opera and television director and producer Franco Zeffirelli’s new productions of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci on Thursday, Jan. 8, 1970. The double-billed operas received 19 performances in the 1969-1970 season.

As with his first two Met Opera productions, Franco Zeffirelli (Feb. 12, 1923-June 15, 2019) directed both operas and designed the costumes and sets. His first Met Opera production, Falstaff by 19th-century Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (Oct. 10, 1813-Jan. 27, 1901), debuted March 6, 1964. His second staging for Met Opera, the world premiere of Shakespeare-based Antony and Cleopatra by 20th-century American composer Samuel Barber (March 9, 1910-Jan. 23, 1981), debuted Sept. 16, 1966, as the inaugural opera for the company new opera house in Manhattan’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Zeffirelli’s new staging of Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) debuted in the opera house’s 441st performance of the rustic verismo Sicilian opera by Italian opera composer Pietro Mascagni (Dec. 7, 1863-Aug. 2, 1945). The season premiere reunited Zeffirelli with American conductor Leonard Bernstein (Aug. 25, 1918-Oct. 14, 1990). Zeffirelli and Bernstein made their Metropolitan Opera debuts in Zeffirelli’s first Met Opera production, Verdi’s Falstaff. Bernstein conducted the first five of the 1969-1970 season’s 19 performances of Cavalleria Rusticana.

Zeffirelli’s new staging of Pagliacci (Clowns) debuted in the opera house’s 481st performance of the verismo village tragedy by Italian opera composer and librettist Ruggero Leoncavallo (April 23, 1857-Aug. 9, 1919). Fausto Cleva (May 17, 1902-Aug. 6, 1971) conducted the season’s first five performances. The Italian-born American operatic conductor had made his Met Opera debut Saturday, Feb. 14, 1942, in the opera company’s 178th performance of Il Barbiere di Siviglia by 19th-century Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (Feb. 29, 1792-Nov. 13, 1868).

Kurt Adler (March 1, 1907-Sept. 21, 1977) conducted the last 14 performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. The Austrian-born Jewish American chorus master and conductor made his first appearance at Met Opera on March 26, 1944, in the Gala Sunday Night Program’s presentation of Act II Dances of the Vestales of Brahma from Lakmé by French Romantic Era composer Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (Feb. 21, 1836-Jan. 16, 1891).

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli directed and designed costumes and sets for his new production of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, which debuted, along with his new production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci at Met Opera in the 1969-1970 season: Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus, via Facebook April 16, 2020,

The Metropolitan Opera staged 16 revivals of Zeffirelli’s productions of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. The first two revivals took place successively in the 1970-1971 and 1971-1972 seasons.

The first revival, in 1970-1971, offered 12 performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and eight performances of Pagliacci. The two operas received the same number of performances in revivals two through 16.

The third and four revivals took place successively in the 1973-1974 and 1974-1975 seasons. The fifth revival happened in the 1977-1978 season. The sixth and seventh revivals occurred successively in the 1979-1980 and 1980-1981 seasons. Met Opera launched two more revivals in the 1980s, with the eighth in 1985-1986 and the ninth in 1988-1989.

The production’s last seven revivals spanned the last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. The 10th through 16th revivals occurred in the 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 1999-2000, 2004-2005, 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 seasons.

The last performance of Zeffirelli’s Cav Pag productions took place April 10, 2009, in the opera house’s 670th and 712th performances of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci, respectively. The final performances numbered as the 230th and 226th performances, respectively, of Zeffirelli’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. Zeffirelli’s production, from debut to final performance, spanned 39 years 3-plus months.

Six years elapsed between the final performances of Zeffirelli’s productions and the staging of new productions of Cav Pag at the Metropolitan Opera. Sir David McVicar’s new productions debuted April 14, 2015, in the opera house’s 671st and 713th performances, respectively, of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. The Scottish opera and theatre director’s new productions received eight performances in the 2014-2015 season.

The Metropolitan Opera has staged two revivals of Sir David’s Cav Pag. The first revival, with 11 performances each, took place in the 2015-2016 season. The second revival, with seven performances, was offered during the 2017-2018 season.

The takeaways for Cav Pag as Franco Zeffirelli’s third Met Opera production are that the Italian designer and director’s staging of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci garnered 230 and 226 performances, respectively; experienced 16 revivals; and endured for 39 and one-fourth years in the Metropolitan Opera’s regularly performed repertory.

Italian director Franco Zeffirelli directed and designed costumes and sets for his new production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, which debuted, along with his new production of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, at Met Opera in the 1969-1970 season: Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus, via Facebook April 4 2020

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Image credits:

“Debut: Fausto Cleva.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 133000 Il Barbiere di Siviglia {178} Metropolitan Opera House: 02/14/1942.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=133000

“Debut: Ignace Strasfogel.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 174990 La Périchole {16} Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama: 05/6/1957.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=174990

“Debut: Kurt Adler.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 155660 Die Zauberflöte {114) Matinee ed. Metropolitan Opera House: 01/12/1951.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=155660

“Debuts: Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 186960 Il Trovatore {320} Metropolitan Opera House: 01/27/1961.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=186960

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus. "Added a new photo." Facebook. Jan. 8, 2021.
Available via Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/fondazionefrancozeffirelli/posts/1350482985287176/

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus. "#storiedarchivio #pilloledispettacolo. In attesa di iniziare Dietro Le Quinte, rassegna di percorsi guidati alla Collezione, all’Archivio e alla Biblioteca della Fondazione Zeffirelli, ecco una straordinaria immagine dal nostro Archivio: l’ingresso della compagnia degli attori in Pagliacci. Quest’immagine fa parte del materiale selezionato per il percorso guidato “Zeffirelli, l’Opera e l’America” in programma alla Fondazione al termine dell’emergenza sanitaria, e si riferisce allo spettacolo del 1970 al Metropolitan Opera House di New York. Tante volte Zeffirelli tornerà alla messa in scena di Leoncavallo, raccontando il fascino sinistro dei protagonisti, e enfatizzando l’aspetto di cronaca nera di cui è narrazione. Del fascino terrificante dei pagliacci nel teatro e nel cinema parleremo anche nel prossimo appuntamento con Pillole di Spettacolo. Vi aspettiamo https://bit.ly/2wYzRMA." Facebook. April 4, 2020.
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Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus. "#storiedarchivio #pilloledispettacolo. Oggi è la volta di Cavalleria Rusticana in una bellissima foto di scena dal nostro Archivio. Siamo di nuovo al Metropolitan Opera House di New York nel gennaio del 1970. Lo spettacolo di Cavalleria Rusticana avrebbe dovuto in realtà andare in scena nel settembre 1969, in occasione dell’inaugurazione della stagione. Un compatto e duraturo sciopero (4 lunghi mesi!) di tutti i dipendenti ne compromise però la messa in scena. Fu in realtà la determinazione di Zeffirelli a salvare in extremis lo spettacolo coinvolgendo l’amico Leonard Bernstein, Franco Corelli (Turiddu) e Grace Bumbry (Santuzza) in una nuova e ricostituita compagnia. 'Sentii che l’unico modo per spezzare la maledizione, che a quanto pareva avevo ancora addosso, era di non arrendermi e di mandare in scena lo spettacolo a dispetto di tutto.' FZ. Non vediamo l'ora di accogliervi di nuovo di persona per raccontarvi le tantissime storie custodite dalla Collezione Zeffirelli. Intanto #iorestoacasa, contagiato dall'arte, dalla bellezza e dalle nostre pillole di spettacolo!" Facebook. April 16, 2020.
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Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli. “All’alba del 1970, l’8 gennaio di 49 anni fa, Franco Zeffirelli va in scena a New York con 'Pagliacci' di Leoncavallo in occasione dell’inaugurazione del Metropolitan Opera House. Il grande successo dell’Opera segna per il Maestro una svolta decisiva per la sua vita professionale e privata: 'Avevo percepito, con la prima di Cavalleria e Pagliacci al Met, che gli anni Settanta avrebbero portato con loro una completa ripresa della mia buona sorte. . .' FZ.” Facebook. Jan. 8, 2019.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/fondazionefrancozeffirelli/photos/a.521465231522293/788432164825597/

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli. “Cavalleria Rusticana nel 1969 al Metropolitan di New York fu il primo grande impegno internazionale di Zeffirelli dopo l’incidente automobilistico che lo aveva visto in pericolo di vita: dopo la conferma della presenza di Bernstein come direttore d’Orchestra 'andai da Franco Corelli, che se ne stava in solitario isolamento nella suite di un albergo di New York. Riuscii a convincerlo a uscire dal suo incomprensibile ritiro per cantare la parte di Turiddu.' FZ #dicembreconzeffirelli 28 dicembre, "Zeffirelli e Bernstein al MET: Cavalleria Rusticana" https://bit.ly/2UsQ5Vd.” Facebook. Dec. 19, 2018.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/fondazionefrancozeffirelli/photos/a.521465231522293/782549955413818/

Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli Onlus @fondazionefrancozeffirelli. “Dopo l’intenso lavoro per Cavalleria Rusticana al MET, Franco Zeffirelli ricorda così il suo ritorno alle scene mondiali e all’opera: 'Le ovazioni dopo la prima furono la migliore medicina di cui avessi bisogno, la dimostrazione che ero ancora in grado di dominare la mia professione. Uscendo alla ribalta per ricevere gli applausi, dissi un addio pieno di sollievo al 1969, a quello strano decennio che si stava chiudendo con tutto il Bene e tutto il Male che aveva portato nella mia vita.' Venerdì 28, Zeffirelli e Bernstein al MET: Cavalleria Rusticana ➡ https://bit.ly/2UsQ5Vd.” Facebook. Dec. 26, 2018.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/fondazionefrancozeffirelli/photos/a.521465231522293/786626881672792/

Heyman, Barbara B. Samuel Barber: The Composer and His Music. New York NY; Oxford UK: Oxford University Press, 1992.

The Metropolitan Opera @MetOpera. “Legendary director Franco Zeffirelli (1923–2019), who created 11 Met productions between 1964 and 1998, worked with many of opera’s greatest artists, from Leontyne Price to Leonard Bernstein to Plácido Domingo. Look back on his unparalleled career with this collection of snapshots of him at work. Photo: With Grace Bumbry and Leonard Bernstein at the premiere of his production of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana Photo courtesy of Met Archives.” Facebook. June 22, 2019.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/MetOpera/photos/a.134969600532/10162094338010533/

The Metropolitan Opera @MetOpera. “Franco Corelli and Richard Tucker sang Turiddu and Canio, respectively, in the 1970 premiere of Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque staging of the double bill. The production would continue to be performed over the course of the next 40 years. Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci is on stage this season at the Met through February 1. bit.ly/2qW0jlA.” Facebook. Jan. 11, 2018.
Available @ https://www.facebook.com/MetOpera/photos/a.134969600532/10159972687640533/

Plotkin, Fred. “Remembering Franco Zeffirelli (1923-2019).” WQXR > Operavore. June 17, 2019.
Available @ https://www.wqxr.org/story/remembering-franco-zeffirelli-19232019/

“World Premiere: Antony and Cleopatra.” MetOpera Database > [Met Performance] CID: 208000 World Premiere Antony and Cleopatra {1} Broadcast ed. Metropolitan Opera House: 09/16/1966.
Available @ http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/fullcit.w?xCID=208000

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