Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni (December 7, 1863 – August 2, 1945) was an Italian composer. He was born in Livorno, Tuscany and died in Rome. In 1890, he wrote the one-act opera, Cavalleria rusticana. This famous opera is often paired with Ruggero Leoncavallo's I pagliacci. Mascagni also wrote Iris, L'amico Fritz, and other operas. He married Lina Carbognani in 1889. They had two sons and one daughter.
Pietro Mascagni Media
Amica poster, 1905, showing Geraldine Farrar who performed the title role in the Monte Carlo premiere.
Mascagni caricatured in Vanity Fair, 1912
Plaque dedicated to Mascagni in the Albergo del Sole, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome
1891 sketch of composer Pietro Mascagni
