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Cavalleria Rusticana

American  
[kav-uh-luh-ree-uh ruhs-ti-kan-uh, roos-, kah-vahl-le-ree-ah roos-tee-kah-nah] / ˌkæv ə ləˈri ə ˌrʌs tɪˈkæn ə, ˌrʊs-, ˌkɑ vɑl lɛˈri ɑ ˌrus tiˈkɑ nɑ /

noun

  1. an opera (1890) by Pietro Mascagni.


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It is impossible to watch round 13 without the hauntingly beautiful intermezzo from Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana providing subconscious backing music.

From The Guardian Feb. 8, 2016

In a relatively rare feat, he'll sing the leads in both halves of opera's favorite twin bill: Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's "I Pagliacci."

From US News Apr. 23, 2015

Stratford's speeds at the opening of Cavalleria Rusticana are overly slow, and the initial lack of tension is further hampered by the inappropriate gentility of Gweneth-Ann Jeffers's bland Santuzza.

From The Guardian Jun. 5, 2013

Queena Mario and Giovanni Martinelli sang the leads in Pagliacci which was followed by Cavalleria Rusticana.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her principal part with this organization was Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana."

From Famous Prima Donnas by Strang, Lewis Clinton

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