What is the title of the opera performed during the climax of The Godfather Part III?

Cavalleria rusticana is the opera performed during the climax of The Godfather Part III.

The opera, written by Pietro Mascagni, is staged at Palermo’s Teatro Massimo as Anthony Corleone makes his operatic debut. Its performance is intercut with violence and family events, creating the film’s elaborate parallel finale.

The opera’s title means “Rustic Chivalry.” Its story concerns jealousy, betrayal, and revenge, themes that echo the Corleone family drama surrounding the performance.

The sequence is often remembered alongside the theater’s grand architecture and the assassination attempt on Michael. Although The Godfather Part III uses several musical and operatic elements, Cavalleria rusticana is the specific work performed onstage.