Pietro Mascagni
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Pietro Mascagni, an Italian composer
He studied music at the Milan conservatory but left to join a traveling opera company. He became the musical director of La Scala, Milan, in 1929.
His most famous opera was Cavalleria rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) (1890). His earlier and his subsequent works, which included L'amico Fritz (Fritz the Friend) (1891), Iris (1898), Le Maschere (The Masks) (1901), and Nerone (Nero) (1935), were never as popular as Cavalleria rusticana.
Mascagni was, along with Leoncavallo, one of the main proponents of verismo (opera with operas with quasi-historical plots based on sensational, melodramatic and often violent stories from everyday life).
"Ave Maria" from the opera, Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni)
Sung by Plácido Domingo and Maria Sissel
Sheet Music for Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Zanetto
Modern Music
"Modern music is as dangerous as cocaine."
-- Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni and His Operas
Pietro Mascagni and His Operas
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Make Room for Mascagni in your Operatic World!
Pietro Mascgni is a nineteenth century operatic composer whose works deserve recongnition! Mascagi was a composer whose strength was melody; whose oeuvre was extensive and whose career spanned over half a century. The talented son of humble folks he became famous when his first opera Cavalleria Rusticana made him rich and famous! Like Lord Byron he woke up to find himself famous! Mallach describes the salient plot lines and comments with his musical expertise on all of the many unknown Mascagni operas. Mascagni was much more than a one opera composer. His character was bipolar and he was complex. His affair with his only mistress as well as stormy times with friends and family are given attention. However, the real value of this book is in the details of the maestro's works. Opera fans will relish Mallach's years of research in this first English language biography.
Pietro Mascagni CDs
Sheet Music of L'Amico Fritz (Mascagni)
On Contracts
"I was little impressed with this rough and ready way of persuading people to renew their contracts and decided that I was now quite free of any obligations."
-- Pietro Mascagni
Mascagni's Residence in Cerignola, Italy
Mascagni items on eBay
Mascagni - Overture (Le Maschere)
With Renata Tebaldi and Louis Quilico.
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