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Pietro Mascagni [a] (7 December 1863 – 2 August 1945) was an Italian composer primarily known for his operas.His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music.
Cavalleria rusticana (pronounced [kavalleˈriːa rustiˈkaːna]; Italian for 'Rustic Chivalry') is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from an 1880 short story of the same name and subsequent play by Giovanni Verga.
Paolo Mascagni (25 January 1755 [a] – 19 October 1815) was an Italian physician and anatomist. He is most well known for publishing the first complete description of the lymphatic system . [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Operas by Pietro Mascagni" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amica (opera)
Mascagni is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with the surname include: Donato Mascagni (1579–1636), Italian painter; Paolo Mascagni (1755–1815 ...
Mascagni's fear of the length of the opera was well founded. The opera, in four acts, lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes, which was far too long for the Italian public and critics. The length was condemned by Giovanni Pozza, the most influential Italian critic, in his comment on the first performance. After mentioning the numerous qualities in the ...
Sì is an operetta in three acts composed by Pietro Mascagni to a libretto by Carlo Lombardo with verses by Arturo Franci. The libretto is based on Lombardo's operetta La duchessa del Bal Tabarin and Felix Dörmann's [] libretto for Majestät Mimi set by Bruno Granichstaedten in 1911.
Amica is an opera in two acts by Pietro Mascagni, originally composed to a libretto by Paul Bérel (the pseudonym of Paul de Choudens).The only opera by Mascagni with a French libretto, it was an immediate success with both the audience and the critics on its opening night at the Théâtre du Casino in Monte-Carlo on 16 March 1905.