The
actress Zazą, who lived for love, reached a conclusion
Zazą
is a verismo opera by Leoncavallo, the Italian composer famous for
his opera I Pagliacci (The Clowns). Based on a French play, the
composer himself wrote the libretto. Premiered in 1990, the opera
became a great hit. It portrays how the popular actress Zazą
loved a married man but broke off relations with him in agony. Two
up-and-coming sopranos will take on the challenge of singing the
title role, which requires exceptional talent both as a singer and
an actress.
Synopsis
Cascart, Zaząs former lover and fellow actor, visits the popular actress in her dressing room. After being praised by the theatre manager Courtois and the regular theatergoer Milio, she goes onto the stage. Milio, seduced by Zazą in her dressing room, kisses her passionately. Zazą soon starts to live with Milio, but having heard from Cascart that Milio has a girlfriend in Paris, she goes there to find he has a family. When she sees Toto, Milios infant daughter, she loses control of herself and breaks into tears and runs away. When she tells Milio that she has met his wife, he becomes infuriated. Having witnessed his fury, she turns him away and throws herself down in tears.
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