Sancta maria pietro mascagni biography

Born Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni, December 7, 1863, in Livorno, Italy; (died August 2, 1945, in Rome, Italy). Education: Studied with Alfredo Soffredini, 1875; enrolled in Milan Conservatory and studied with Ponchielli and Saladino, left without completing studies, 1885.

Pietro Mascagni was a prolific Italian composer who completed more than 15 operas in his 82 years.

The most memorable of these was Cavalleria Rusticana, a tempestuous love story set in a small Sicilian town.

Pietro mascagni cavalleria rusticana

The one-act opera won the Sonzogno Competition, and its highly successful premiere in 1890 marked the early climax of Mascagni's career. The string of operas that followed produced several popular arias, but none achieved the status of Cavalleria.

In contrast, his close friend Puccini, composer of the much revered La Bohme, achieved great success, which caused tension between the two and eventually led to the dissolution of the relationship. Toward the end of Mascagni's life, he became affiliated wi