Opera Explained: Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana (Smillie) - CD

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Opera Explained: Cavalleria rusticana (1890)

 

1. Background: Introduction

00:04:40

 

2. Background: History

00:03:07

 

3. Background: The bel canto: Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti

00:02:12

 

4. Background: Verdi

00:04:27

 

5. Background: Puccini and the verismo school

00:03:02

 

6. Background: Bizet's Carmen

00:04:11

 

7. Background: Mascagni

00:06:51

 

8. Background: Mascagni's other operas

00:05:06

 

9. Cavalleria rusticana: Prelude and Sicilian setting

00:06:34

 

10. Cavalleria rusticana: Beginning

00:05:14

 

11. Cavalleria rusticana: The Easter Hymn

00:07:18

 

12. Cavalleria rusticana: Sin and sanctity

00:03:11

 

13. Cavalleria rusticana: Santuzza confronts Turiddu

00:04:41

 

14. Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

00:05:58

 

15. Cavalleria rusticana: Turiddu drinks and Alfio makes his challenge

00:03:19

 

16. Cavalleria rusticana: Turiddu says goodbye before the duel

00:06:40