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Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci – Hong Kong Cultural Center, Tsimshatsui

Date
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Time
19:30
Venue
Hong Kong Cultural Center
Address
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
City
Tsimshatsui
Organisation
Opera Hong Kong
Language
Italian
Price range
HKD 280 – HKD 1,280

About this event

Opera Hong Kong presents Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci as a double bill at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre during its 2026 opera season. The two Italian verismo operas explore love, betrayal, jealousy, revenge, and the relationship between private emotion and public honour. The production is directed by Enrico Castiglione, who also designs the set and costumes. The musical forces are the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Hong Kong Chorus, and Opera Hong Kong Children Chorus. Cavalleria Rusticana unfolds in a Sicilian village on Easter morning, while Pagliacci follows a travelling acting troupe whose staged drama becomes indistinguishable from real violence. The operas are sung in Italian with English and Traditional Chinese surtitles.

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