Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci/OPera Classics Library Series -- Title Page -- Opera Journeys Publishing -- Copyright -- Contents -- a Prelude -- Verismo: Truth and Realism -- Cavalleria Rusticana - Provenance -- Principal Characters in Cavalleria Rusticana -- Brief Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- I Pagliacci - Provenance -- Principal Characters in I Pagliacci -- Brief Story Synopsis -- Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples -- Prologue -- Act I: A village in Calabria, Italy, on the holiday of the Feast of Assumption. -- Act II: Evening, the same day. -- Commentary and Analysis -- Libretto -- Prologue -- Act I -- Act II -- Discography -- Cavalleria Rusticana -- I Pagliacci -- Videography -- Cavalleria Rusticana -- I Pagliacci -- Dictionary of Opera and Musical Terms.