Pietro Mascagni

(1863-1945)

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)

Italian composer whose fame rests almost entirely on his opera Cavalleria Rusticana which enjoyed immense success, especially the Intermezzo. By supporting the Fascism of Mussolini he lost both friends and fortune.

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