from the one act Italian opera
Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
Libretto: Guido Menasci
Role: Alfio, a village teamster, married to Lola
Voice Part: baritone Fach: dramatic baritone
Setting: Easter Sunday in the main square of a Sicilian village, Italy, late 1800s
Synopsis: Alfio sings that, though the world is full of troubles, it doesn't bother him for he has a wonderful wife and a fun life.