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Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni (born 7 December 1863 in Livorno, Italy) was an
Italian composer. After studying with Alfredo Soffredini, he wrote symphonic
pieces and, in 1890, composed Cavalleria Rusticana, winning a Sonzogno
competition and debuting at Teatro Costanzi. His subsequent works included works
such as L’amico Fritz (1891) and Iris (1898). He also produced operas like
Guglielmo Ratcliff (1895) and the operetta Lodoletta (1917). Mascagni toured
Europe, South America, and North America, collaborated with librettists Luigi
Illica and Gabriele D’Annunzio, and was inducte...
