Once upon a musical time, Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) was an operatic superstar. His name was paired with that of Giacomo Puccini as the greatest opera composers of their time, that is, the late 19th ...
Chi è Pietro Mascagni, l'autore della <em>Cavalleria rusticana</em>. L’opera è tratta da una novella di Verga, ma il compositore collaborò anche con D’Annunzio ...
From his simple one-act opera about a 'rustic knight', Mascagni wrote - as set-change music - his best known piece. Gentle and touching, he creates a feeling of tranquility and peace.
Pietro era stato un bambino vivace e riflessivo. Occhi chiari e intensi, gli piaceva giocare davanti a casa e vicino al mare, scoprire la Livorno allegra e divertente dove, per via del porto, si ...
After recordings of Wagner, Weber and Humperdinck for Pentatone, Mascagni might seem like a bit of a detour for Marek Janowski, here at the helm of his Dresden orchestra. And it’s fair to say that, ...