Opera Quiz: Which ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ Character Are You?

By David Salazar

Pietro Mascagni, born on Dec. 7, 1863, had an extensive career as an opera composer.

Despite that, we remember him today for “Cavalleria Rusticana,” an enduring masterpiece about revenge and betrayal. The work is undeniably a fixture of the canon because of its incredible music, yet it was revolutionary because of the perspective it took on its characters.

No longer was the opera world looking at just mythic figures and leaders, but in many ways, Mascagni’s famed opera birthed the verismo movement in which the heroes and heroines of opera were also the common folk living around us. For that reason, Cavalleria includes some complex characters discovered over the course of a tight 50 minutes.

Which one of those characters represent you? Find out!

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