Rustic Chivalry (Cavalleria Rusticana): Melodrama in One Act by Pietro Mascagni et al.
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"Rustic Chivalry (Cavalleria Rusticana): Melodrama in One Act" by Pietro Mascagni is an opera composed in 1890. Set in a Sicilian village on Easter morning, this verismo masterpiece explores the aftermath of betrayal and jealousy. A young soldier returns from service to find his fiancée married to another man. In revenge, he seduces a village woman—but his former love, consumed by jealousy, begins an affair with him. Premiered in Rome to thunderous
applause, this passionate one-act opera became an immediate sensation across Europe and America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Composer | Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945 |
|---|---|
| Librettist | Menasci, Guido, 1867-1925 |
| Librettist | Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934 |
| Translator | Macy, James Cartwright, 1845-1918 |
| Title | Rustic Chivalry (Cavalleria Rusticana): Melodrama in One Act |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalleria_rusticana |
| Credits |
Produced by Colin Bell, Paul Marshall, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | ML: Music: Literature of music |
| Subject | Operas -- Librettos |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 48007 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-48007-7 |
| Release Date | Jan 17, 2015 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 381 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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