Esker Festival 2026 - Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana - Rustic Chivalry | Galway

The Esker Festival Orchestra and Choir present a special concert performance of Pietro Mascagni's genre-defining verismo operatic masterpiece Cavalleria Rusticana. This performance will take place in the atmospheric surrounds of St Nicholas' Collegiate Church Galway and feature the full Esker Festival Orchestra and Choir as well as world-class cast of international and Irish singers conducted by Artistic Director Peter Joyce. Cast: Santuzza - Jenni Hietala Turiddu - Lukas Schmidt Alfio - Dan Scofield Lucia - Olha Palazhchenko Lola - Heather Sammon