Are Gawain and Cavalleria rusticana by the same composer?
Gawain (opera) Gawain is an opera with music by Harrison Birtwistle to a libretto by David Harsent. The story is based on the Middle English romance "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". The opera was a commission from the Royal Opera House, London, where it was first performed on 30 May 1991. Rhian Samuel has published a detailed analysis of the opera. Birtwistle revised it in 1994, and the premiere of the revised version was given at the Royal Opera House on 20 April 1994.
Gherardello da Firenze Gherardello da Firenze (also Niccolò di Francesco or Ghirardellus de Florentia) ( 1320-1325 – 1362 or 1363) was an Italian composer of the "Trecento". He was one of the first composers of the period sometimes known as the "Italian ars nova".