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Title: Rustic Chivalry (Cavalleria Rusticana): Melodrama in One Act

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalleria_rusticana

Credits: Produced by Colin Bell, Paul Marshall, Joseph Cooper and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Rustic Chivalry (Cavalleria Rusticana): Melodrama in One Act" by Pietro Mascagni et al. is a one-act opera written during the late 19th century. This dramatic work revolves around themes of love, betrayal, and vengeance set in a Sicilian village against the backdrop of an Easter celebration. It showcases the emotional turmoil of its characters as they navigate their intertwined fates in a small, rural community. The storyline follows Turiddu, a young villager who has returned from military service to find that his former love, Lola, has married Alfio, a teamster. Heartbroken, Turiddu becomes involved with Santuzza, who loves him deeply but is ultimately spurned. As tensions rise, Santuzza reveals Lola's infidelity to Alfio, inciting a tragic chain of events. The opera culminates in a confrontation between Turiddu and Alfio, leading to a deadly duel that results in Turiddu's death. The piece powerfully captures the emotional weight of love and jealousy, framed within a vivid and picturesque cultural landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Composer: Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945

Librettist: Menasci, Guido, 1867-1925

Librettist: Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934

Translator: Macy, James Cartwright, 1845-1918

EBook No.: 48007

Published: Jan 17, 2015

Downloads: 230

Language: English

Subject: Operas -- Librettos

LoCC: Music: Literature of music

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Rustic Chivalry (Cavalleria Rusticana): Melodrama in One Act

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalleria_rusticana

Credits: Produced by Colin Bell, Paul Marshall, Joseph Cooper and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Rustic Chivalry (Cavalleria Rusticana): Melodrama in One Act" by Pietro Mascagni et al. is a one-act opera written during the late 19th century. This dramatic work revolves around themes of love, betrayal, and vengeance set in a Sicilian village against the backdrop of an Easter celebration. It showcases the emotional turmoil of its characters as they navigate their intertwined fates in a small, rural community. The storyline follows Turiddu, a young villager who has returned from military service to find that his former love, Lola, has married Alfio, a teamster. Heartbroken, Turiddu becomes involved with Santuzza, who loves him deeply but is ultimately spurned. As tensions rise, Santuzza reveals Lola's infidelity to Alfio, inciting a tragic chain of events. The opera culminates in a confrontation between Turiddu and Alfio, leading to a deadly duel that results in Turiddu's death. The piece powerfully captures the emotional weight of love and jealousy, framed within a vivid and picturesque cultural landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Composer: Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945

Librettist: Menasci, Guido, 1867-1925

Librettist: Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934

Translator: Macy, James Cartwright, 1845-1918

EBook No.: 48007

Published: Jan 17, 2015

Downloads: 230

Language: English

Subject: Operas -- Librettos

LoCC: Music: Literature of music

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.