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Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Background: Introduction (4:40) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Background: History (3:07) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Background: The bel canto: Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti (2:12) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Background: Verdi (4:27) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Background: Puccini and the verismo school (3:02) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Background: Bizet's Carmen (4:11) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Background: Mascagni (6:51) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Background: Mascagni's other operas (5:06) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Cavalleria rusticana: Prelude and Sicilian setting (6:34) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Cavalleria rusticana: Beginning (5:14) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Cavalleria rusticana: The Easter Hymn (7:18) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Cavalleria rusticana: Sin and sanctity (3:11) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Cavalleria rusticana: Santuzza confronts Turiddu (4:41) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (5:58) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Cavalleria rusticana: Turiddu drinks and Alfio makes his challenge (3:19) -- Opera Explained, Cavalleria rusticana: Cavalleria rusticana: Turiddu says goodbye before the duel (6:40)