At the beginning of this opera, a group of villagers sing "Gli aranci olezzano" after one character says that his love is "lovely as the spring's bright blooms."
In one aria in this opera, a man claims that snow and rain do not matter to him because his wife "waits for him at home." At the beginning of this opera, a group of villagers sing "Gli aranci olezzano" after one character says that his love is "lovely as the spring's bright blooms." That character later sings "Hail to the bubbling wine!" at the wine shop of his mother Lucia, who had earlier been informed of an (*) affair in the aria "Voi lo sapete." After biting another character's ear, the protagonist of this opera begs "one kiss, Mother!" before being killed by a man who learned from Santuzza of his wife's infidelity, Alfio. For 10 points, name this opera which ends with Turiddu's death in a duel over Lola, a verismo work of Pietro Mascagni which is often paired with Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.
In one aria in this opera, a man claims that snow and rain do not matter to him because his wife "waits for him at home."
Cavalleria rusticana (or Rustic Chivalry)