In this opera, the women sing "Gli aranci olezzano sui verdi margini" (lee uh-RAHN-chee o-lay-ZAH-no swee VER-dee mar-JEE-nee) on Easter morning. Based on a short story by Giovanni Verga, much of its backplot is de- scribed in the song "Voi lo sapete", which means "Now you shall know". One of this opera's main characters, who sings "Fior di giaggiolo" (gee-AH-juh-low), is Lola. When Lola's fiancée served in the army, she married a teamster named Alfio instead. When that now ex-fiancée, Turiddu, returns, she has an affair with him, which upsets Santuzza. This opera often is performed in combination with Ruggero Leoncav
In this opera, the women sing "Gli aranci olezzano sui verdi margini" (lee uh-RAHN-chee o-lay-ZAH-no swee VER-dee mar-JEE-nee) on Easter morning. Based on a short story by Giovanni Verga, much of its backplot is de- scribed in the song "Voi lo sapete", which means "Now you shall know". One of this opera's main characters, who sings "Fior di giaggiolo" (gee-AH-juh-low), is Lola. When Lola's fiancée served in the army, she married a teamster named Alfio instead. When that now ex-fiancée, Turiddu, returns, she has an affair with him, which upsets Santuzza. This opera often is performed in combination with Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (pah-lee-AH-chee). Name this work by Pietro Mascagni (mas-CAH-nyee).
In this opera, the women sing "Gli aranci olezzano sui verdi margini" (lee uh-RAHN-chee o-lay-ZAH-no swee VER-dee mar-JEE-nee) on Easter morning.
{Cavalleria rusticana} [or {Rustic Chivalry}]