Pietro Mascagni di Gloria." In July, Casa Sonzogno announced in the "Teatro Illustrato" its second competition for a one-act opera. The following year, Mascagni completed his composition of "Cavalleria rusticana" on 27 May and sent the manuscript to Milan. Mascagni married Lina Carbognani on 3 February 1889. The next day their first son, Domenico Mascagni ("Mimì"), was born. Their son Dino was born on 3 January 1891. A daughter, Emi, was born in 1892. On 21 February 1890, Mascagni was summoned to Rome to present his opera. The première of "Cavalleria rusticana", winner of the Sonzogno contest, was held 17 May at
Cavalleria rusticana and pray for Santuzza who stays behind to try to plead with Turiddu to leave Lola and return to her. Turiddu arrives. Santuzza upbraids him for pretending to have gone away, when he was actually seeing Lola. Lola enters the square singing. She mocks Santuzza and goes inside the church. Turiddu turns to follow Lola, but Santuzza begs him to stay. Turiddu pushes her away. She clings to him. He loosens her hands, throws her to the ground, and enters the church. Alfio arrives looking for Lola. Santuzza tells him that his wife has betrayed him with Turiddu. Alfio swears