Cavalleria rusticana
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Cavalleria rusticana is a one-act Italian verismo opera, first performed in 1890, renowned for its intense rural Sicilian drama and Mascagni’s passionate, melodious score.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cavalleria rusticana (play) | 1 |
| Cavalleria rusticana (short story) | 1 |
| television production of Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cavalleria rusticana (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Giovanni Verga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Alfio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lola NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamma Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ Santuzza NERFINISHED ⓘ Turiddu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pietro Mascagni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor | Leopoldo Mugnone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| genre | verismo ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEnding | tragic ending ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guido Menasci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Italian verismo ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Il cavallo scalpita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voi lo sapete, o mamma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense rural Sicilian drama
ⓘ
passionate melodious score ⓘ |
| notablePiece | Intermezzo sinfonico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedWith | Pagliacci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestration |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Casa Sonzogno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Cavalleria rusticana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1890-05-17 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro Costanzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Easter Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
Easter Hymn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intermezzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Siciliana ⓘ prelude ⓘ |
| subject |
adultery
ⓘ
honor ⓘ jealousy ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 70 minutes ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cavalleria rusticana (play)
this entity surface form:
Cavalleria rusticana (short story)
this entity surface form:
television production of Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana"