|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Mascagni, Pietro
Mascagni, Pietro (b Leghorn, 1863; d Rome, 1945). It. composer and conductor. Joined touring opera co. as cond. Settled as pf. teacher at Cerignola. In 1889 won first prize in competition sponsored by publisher Sonzogno with 1-act opera Cavalleria rusticana. The abundant success of this work overshadowed his remaining operas, and the assertion that he is a one-opera composer (verismo at that) has only recently been challenged. In his later years he associated himself with Mussolini's Fascist régime. Prin. comps.:OPERAS: Pinotta (1882–3); Guglielmo Ratcliff (1882–8, rev. 1894); Cavalleria rusticana (1889); L'Amico Fritz (1890–1); I rantzau (1892); Silvano (1895); Zanetto (1896); Iris (1897–8); Le maschere (1899–1900, rev. 1905, 1931); Amica (1905); Isabeau (1908–10); Parisina (1912–13); Lodoletta (1916–17); Sì, operetta (1919); Il piccolo Marat (1919); Nerone (1934).CHORAL: Poema leopardiano, cantata for Leopardi centenary (1898); Requiem in memoriam Re Umberto (1900); Inno del Lavro (1928); Inno del Avanguardisti (1929).
|
|
|
Cite this article
MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mascagni, Pietro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mascagni, Pietro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MascagniPietro.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Mascagni, Pietro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-MascagniPietro.html |
|
Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni , 1863–1945, Italian operatic composer. He is known for his opera Cavalleria rusticana (1890), based on the tale by Giovanni Verga; it is a classic example of the style of realism known as verismo. His other operas were less successful. |
|
|
Cite this article
"Pietro Mascagni." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pietro Mascagni." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mascagni.html "Pietro Mascagni." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mascagni.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
