Cavalleria rusticana

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one-act opera opera

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.

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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.

Pietro Mascagni → notableWork → Cavalleria rusticana ⓘ
Pietro Mascagni → composed → Cavalleria rusticana ⓘ
Cavalleria rusticana (stage role) → basedOn → Cavalleria rusticana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cavalleria rusticana (play)
Cavalleria rusticana (stage role) → characterOrigin → Cavalleria rusticana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cavalleria rusticana (short story)
NBC Opera Theatre → notableWork → Cavalleria rusticana ⓘ
this entity surface form: television production of Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana"