The refusal of a glass of wine prompts the biting of another man's ear by the main character in this work.
The refusal of a glass of wine prompts the biting of another man's ear by the main character in this work. The "Regina Coeli" can be heard emanating from within a church during this opera, and its other songs include the drinking song "Viva il vino spumeggiante". "Il cavallo scalpita" celebrates work as a teamster, and the subject of the song "O Lola" is the central figure's onetime lover. Set on Easter Sunday, Mamma Lucia rushes into church to pray after hearing the "Fior di giaggiolo" from Santuzza, and the "Addio alla madre" signals Turiddu's farewell as he goes to defend his honor against Alfio. Based on a short story by Giovanni Verga, for 10 points name this Pietro Mascagni opera.
The refusal of a glass of wine prompts the biting of another man's ear by the main character in this work.
{Cavalleria rusticana} or {Rustic Chivalry}