“Cavalleria rusticana” by Pietro Mascagni

Rustic Chivalry

Premiere / date of written: 17 May 1890

Considered one of the classic verismo operas, it premiered on May 17, 1890 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Since 1893, it has often been performed in a so-called Cav/Pag double-bill with Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo.

Libretti

#	Language	Authors
1	Italian	Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, Guido Menasci
2	English	Willard G. Day
3	Russian	Юрий Димитрин

original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto

Images

Notable videos

Renata Tebaldi sings Voi Lo Sapete

Renata Tebaldi sings "Voi Lo Sapete" (Cavalleria Rusticana) Mascagni

Audio recordings

Year	Cast	Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra	Label, Comment	Buy
1934	Santuzza — Iva Pacetti, Turiddu — Beniamino Gigli, Alfio — Mario Basiola, Lucia — Giuseppe Nessi	Leone Paci La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan	Audio CD: Opera D'Oro OPD-9009
1953	Santuzza — Maria Callas, Turiddu — Giuseppe Di Stefano, Alfio — Rolando Panerai, Lucia — Ebe Ticozzi, Lola - Anna Maria Canali	Tullio Serafin La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan	Audio CD: EMI CD Cat: 7243 5 56287 2 5
1962	Santuzza — Victoria de Los Angeles, Turiddu — Franco Corelli, Alfio — Mario Sereni, Lucia — Corinna Vozza, Lola — Adriana Lazzarini	Gabriele Santini Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus	Audio CD: EMI CD Cat: 72438-19968-2-9	$3.00
1976	Santuzza — Julia Varady, Turiddu — Luciano Pavarotti, Alfio — Piero Cappuccilli, Lucia — Ida Bormida, Lola - Carmen Gonzales	Gianandrea Gavazzeni National Philharmonic Orchestra London Voices	Audio CD: Decca Classics Cat: 00289 414 5902	$9.69
1983	Santuzza — Elena Obraztsova, Turiddu — Plácido Domingo, Alfio — Renato Bruson, Lucia — Fedora Barbieri	Georges Prêtre La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan	Audio CD: Philips 416 137-2	$10.97

Video recordings

Year	Cast	Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director	Label, Comment	Buy
1983	Santuzza — Elena Obraztsova, Turiddu — Plácido Domingo, Alfio — Renato Bruson, Lucia — Fedora Barbieri	Georges Prêtre La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan Franco Zeffirelli	DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: DG 073 4033	$25.57

External links

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheet Music — www.sheetmusicplus.com