Giuseppina dalla Molle and Shirley Harned as Santuazza starred opposite Harry Theyard and Jon Fay in
Cavalleria; Theyard returned as Canio, with Elliot Palay (Siegfried in Seattle Opera’s English
Ring in the other cast opposite the Neddas of Carol Gutknecht and Geraldine Parker. The conductor was Tullio Colacioppo, with vivid and traditionalist staging by Walter Cataldi-Tassoni.

Harry Theyard (Canio) and Carol Gutknecht (Nedda) in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Erich Parce (Silvio) and Carol Gutknecht (Nedda) in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Harry Theyard (Canio), Carol Gutknecht (Nedda) and Jon David Gruett (Beppe) in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Gabriele Floresta (Tonio) and Harry Theyard (Canio) in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Harry Theyard (Canio) and Gabriele Floresta (Tonio) in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Giuseppina Dalle Molle (Santuzza) and Thelma Salvesen (Lucia) in Mascgani’s Cavalleria Rusticana, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Gabriele Floresta (Alfio) in Mascgani’s Cavalleria Rusticana, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Thelma Salvesen (Lucia) and Giuseppina Dalle Molle (Santuzza) in Mascgani’s Cavalleria Rusticana, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Harry Theyard (Turiddu) in Mascgani’s Cavalleria Rusticana, 1983. © Chris Bennion

Giuseppina Dalle Molle (Santuzza) and Harry Theyard (Turiddu) in Mascgani’s Cavalleria Rusticana, 1983. © Chris Bennion