Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni[ ( 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 Ruggiero 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.
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.
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Amica (2007)
Amica by P. Mascagni from Festival della Valle d'Itria, 2007. Directed by Alessio Pizzech, conductor Manlio Benzi, starring Anna Malavasi, David Sotgiu, Pierluigi Dilengite, Francesca De Giorgi and Marcello Rosiello. Performed in French and subtitles in English and French.
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Kristīne Opolais in Concert at the Latvian National Opera (2017)
Under the baton of Sesto Quatrini, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra performs the Overture from G. Verdi's Luisa Miller, the Intermezzo from P. Mascagni's L'amico Fritz, the Intermezzo from G. Puccini's Manon Lescaut, and the Bacchanale from C. Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila. The orchestra a...
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Cavalleria rusticana (2019)
Cavalleria rusticana by P. Mascagni from Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, performed at Teatro Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2019. Directed by Luigi di Gangi; Ugo Giacomazzi, conductor Valerio Galli. Starring Alexia Voulgaridou (Santuzza), Marina Ogii (Lola), Angelo Villari (Turiddu), Devid Cecconi (Alfi...
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I Pagliacci; Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (2019)
I Pagliacci; Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana by Leoncavallo from Dutch National Opera, performed at Dutch National Opera, 2019. Directed by Robert Carsen, conductor Lorenzo Viotti. Starring Roman Burdenko (Prologue; Silvio; Tonio - I Pagliacci); Ailyn Pérez (Nedda - I Pagliacci); Brandon Jovanovic...
