The protagonist bites Alfio's ear after Alfio refuses his offer to drink, made in the aria "Viva il vino spumeggiante."
A work by Gastaldon based on the same source as this opera is called Mala Pasqua! Its mezzo-soprano claims that her lover is more handsome than heaven's angels in "Fior di giaggiolo", while this work opens with villagers singing "Gli arancio olezzano". Lucia learns about the adultery at the center of this work in the aria "Vio lo sapete", which is sung by Santuzza. The protagonist bites Alfio's ear after Alfio refuses his offer to drink, made in the aria "Viva il vino spumeggiante." Turiddu dies at the end of this work, which is often performed with Leon-cavallo's Pagliacci. For 10 points, name this verismo opera based on a Giovanni Verga story, by Pietro Mascagni.
A work by Gastaldon based on the same source as this opera is called Mala Pasqua!
{Cavalleria Rusticana} [accept {Rustic Chivalry}]