Cavalleria rusticana

Verismo Opera in 1 act
Music by
Pietro Mascagni
Libretto by
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti
Guido Menasci
Language
Italian
Premiere
1890
Roles
  • Santuzza, a peasant girl
    Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano
    • Dramatischer Mezzosopran
    • Dramatischer Sopran
    • Hoch-Dramatischer Sopran
  • Turiddu, a young villager recently returned from the army
    Tenor
    • Jugendlicher Heldentenor
    • Lyrischer Tenor
  • Lucia, his mother
    Alto
    • Spielalt
    • Dramatischer Alt
  • Alfio, a carter
    Baritone
    • Charakterbariton
    • Heldenbariton
  • Lola, his wife
    Mezzo-Soprano/Soprano
    • Soubrette