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Pietro Mascagni
Italian composer (1863–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pietro Mascagni[lower-alpha 1] (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. While it was often held that Mascagni, like Ruggero Leoncavallo, was a "one-opera man" who could never repeat his first success, L'amico Fritz and Iris have remained in the repertoire in Europe (especially Italy) since their premieres.[7]
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Pietro Mascagni | |
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![]() Mascagni in 1903 | |
Born | Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni (1863-12-07)7 December 1863 Livorno, Italy |
Died | 2 August 1945(1945-08-02) (aged 81) Rome, Italy |
Occupation | Composer |
Spouse |
Lina Carbognani (m. 1889) |
Mascagni wrote fifteen operas, an operetta, several orchestral and vocal works, and also songs and piano music. He enjoyed immense success during his lifetime, both as a composer and conductor of his own and other people's music and created a variety of styles in his operas.