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Who wrote the 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria Rusticana
that caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history?

   Gustav Mahler
   Sergei Rachmaninoff
   Jules Massenet
   Pietro Mascagni

Your answer was: Pietro Mascagni.
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Answer: Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni (December 7, 1863 - August 2, 1945) was an Italian composer most noted 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.

Mascagni wrote fifteen operas, an operetta, several orchestral and vocal works, as well as 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.

CLICK HERE for more detail on
'Biography of Pietro Mascagni'
by Mario Morini
on PietroMascagni.com


Aerogramme - Pietro Mascagni
A51 (2013)