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Entries from April 2008

Cura, Futral Shine in New San Diego Opera “Pagliacci” – March 22, 2008

April 2nd, 2008

San Diego Opera, which began the evening of March 22nd with an imaginative new production of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” followed with a new production, starring Jose Cura and Elizabeth Futral, of, “I Pagliacci”, the only truly successful opera of Ruggero Leoncavallo.
[Below: Canio (Jose Cura) shows possessive affection to Nedda (Elizabeth Futral); dited image based on photograph, courtesy of the [...]

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