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Cavalleria Rusticana
The opera Cavalleria Rusticana
was composed by Pietro Mascagni
to a libretto by
Guido Menasci
and
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti
based on Cavalleria Rusticana
by Giovanni Verga.
It was first performed at Teatro Costanzi in Rome (Italy) on 1890-05-17 and published by
Sonzogno.
The opera is set in
Sicily.
Dramatis Personae:
- Alfio,
A coachman
(Baritone)
- Lola,
Alfio's wife
(Mezzosoprano)
- Mamma Lucia,
Turiddu's mother
(Contralto)
- Santuzza,
A young peasant woman
(Soprano)
- Turiddu,
A young peasant
(Tenor)
Recordings: 429 568-2
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