{"id":178399,"date":"2026-02-14T22:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/178399\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T22:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:48:20","slug":"opera-san-joses-cavalleria-rusticana-and-pagliacci-double-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/178399\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera San Jos\u00e9’s CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and PAGLIACCI Double Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83c\udfad NEW! San Francisco Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n

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Check out production photos for Opera San Jos\u00e9’s\u00a0operatic double bill of Mascagni\u2019s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo\u2019s Pagliacci.<\/p>\n

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Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci will be performed in Italian with English and Spanish supertitles, February 15 through March 1, 2026 at the California Theatre.<\/p>\n

Cavalleria Rusticana\u202fwill feature former Opera San Jos\u00e9 Artist-in-Residence soprano Maria Natale, who thrilled audiences last season in\u202fBluebeard\u2019s Castle, as the tragically misused peasant girl Santuzza, alongside tenor Christopher Oglesby as her faithless lover Turiddu, following his acclaimed portrayal of Pinkerton in this season\u2019s\u202fMadama Butterfly. Mezzo-soprano Jill Grove will make her OSJ debut as Turiddu\u2019s loving, devout mother, Lucia.Baritone Kidon Choi returns to sing the enraged cuckolded husband Alfio, having previously earned acclaim for his role debut as Scarpia in\u202fOSJ\u2019s Tosca\u202fand a memorable portrayal of Marcello in\u202fLa Boh\u00e8me. The role of Alfio\u2019stemptress wife, Lola, will be shared by OSJ Artist-in-Residence mezzo-soprano Courtney Miller and mezzo-soprano Alex Delgado.<\/p>\n

Pagliacci\u202fwill star tenor Ben Gulley in his OSJ debut as Canio, the tragic leader of a traveling commedia dell\u2019arte troupe. Soprano Mikayla Sager, previously seen as Mim\u00ec in OSJ\u2019s\u202fLa Boh\u00e8me, returns as Canio\u2019s unfaithful wife Nedda, while baritone Kidon Choiportrays the manipulative and vengeful Tonio, who provokes Canio\u2019s murderous rage. OSJ Artist-in-Residence tenor Micah Perry makes his house debut as Beppe, the troupe\u2019s cheerful peacemaker, and baritone Luis Alejandro Orozco, head of the opera program at San Jos\u00e9 State University, also makes his OSJ debut as Silvio, Nedda\u2019s secret lover who hopes to rescue her from her abusive marriage.<\/p>\n

The chorus ensemble is comprised of Chris Abadia, Caleb Alexander, Rachel Beninghof, Lauren Biglow, Aro Cherry, Carter Dougherty, Valeria Estrada, Nicolas Vasquez-Gerst, Danielle Imai, Brennah Kemmerly, Michael Kim, Michael Jesse Kuo, Anicia Madali, Eric Mellum, Rachel Nelson, Don Nguyen, Fallon Nunes, Yoseph Park, Brendan Stone, Thien-An Truong, and Luis Tuyub.<\/p>\n

The creative team for Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci includes Shawna Lucey (Director), Alma Deutscher (Conductor), Noah Lindquist (Assistant Conductor), Mark Anthony Vallejo (Assistant Director), Steven Kemp (Set Designer), Michael Clark(Lighting Designer), Howard Tsvi Kaplan (Cavalleria Rusticana Costume Designs),Cathleen Edwards (original Pagliacci Costume Designs), Christina Martin (Hair and Makeup), and Dave Maier(Fight Director).<\/p>\n

Check out production photos here!<\/p>\n

Photo credit:\u00a0David Allen<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nMaria Natale<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nTracy Fuller and Josh Marron<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nThe Company<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nMaria Natale, Delaney Ewert and Jacob Hohn<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nKidon Choi and The Company<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nJill Grove<\/a> and Maria Natale<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nMaria Natale and Christopher Olgesby<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nKidon Choi and Maria Natale<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nKidon Choi and Maria Natale<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nChristopher Olgesby, Kidon Choi, Courtney Miller and The Company<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nBen Gulley<\/a> and The Company<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nLuis Orozco and Mikayla Sager<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nLuis Orozco, Mikayla Sager, Kidon Choi and Ben Gulley<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nMicah Perry, Ben Gulley<\/a> and Kidon Choi<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nMikayla Sager and The Company<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nMicah Perry, Mikayla Sager, Kidon Choi and The Company<\/p>\n

\"Photos:

\nBen Gulley<\/a>, Luis Orozco, Mikayla Sager and The Company<\/p>\n

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