July 1st and 2nd 2011 

Grivica Square (in front of St. Vitus Cathedral)     21,30 hours

Opera of Croatian National Theatre “Ivan pl. Zajc” 

Pietro Mascagni
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

opera

Conductor: Nada Matošević

Director: Ozren Prohić

Scenography: Dalibor Laginja

Costumes: Irena Sušac

Lights: Boris Bildar

Choir conductor: Igor Vlajnić

Cast: Kristina Kolar, Zoran Todorovich, Anđelka Rušin, Yuri Nechaev (1.7.)/Robert Kolar (2.7.), Helena Lucić, choir and orchestra of Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc, female vocal group “Kastav”, female vocal group “Kamelija”, male vocal group “Kastav”, “Zvonejski kanturi” Zvoneća

Last year’s ambient opera is a hit show that has triumphed winning both festival awards: The Novi List Award for the most complete performance of Rijeka Summer Nights 2010 and the Audience Award. This year, the show returns to the square in front of Rijeka’s cathedral in a refreshed performance with some new, renowned opera names in the cast. On the first performance evening, Kristina Kolar, Anđelka Ruškin and Helena Lucić will be joined by the famous baritone Yury Nechaev, already known to Rijeka’s audience, in the role of Alfi. Yury Neachev has performed most of his opera roles in the Bolshoi Theatre, the Parisian Opera, Milan’s La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera. On both evenings, we will be enjoying the performance of Zoran Todorovich – a world renowned tenor of exceptional voice who shall be introduced to Rijeka’s audience for the very first time in the role of Turiddu. Zoran Todorovich is considered one of the world’s most interesting tenors because of the broadness of his repertoire and has made his career on the world’s leading stages, starting from Europe, across the USA and to Japan.