Pietro Mascagni (December 7, 1863 – August 2, 1945) is one of the most impo… Read Full Bio ↴Pietro Mascagni (December 7, 1863 – August 2, 1945) is one of the most important Italian opera composers of the turn of the twentieth century.

Mascagni's 1890 masterpiece, Cavalleria Rusticana, caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and singlehandedly ushered in the Verismo movement. Though it has been stated and restated ad nauseam that Mascagni, like Leoncavallo, was a "one-opera man" who could never repeat his first success, this is highly inaccurate: L'Amico Fritz and Iris have been popular in Europe since their respective premieres; in fact, Mascagni himself claimed that at one point Iris was performed in Italy more often than Cavalleria (cf. Stivender).

Mascagni wrote a total of fifteen operas, plus an operetta, several beautiful orchestral and vocal works, as well as songs and piano music. He enjoyed amazing success during his lifetime, both as a composer and conductor. If he never repeated the public success of Cavalleria, it was probably because Mascagni refused to copy himself. The variety of styles in Mascagni's operas -- the Sicilian passion and warmth of Cavalleria, the Asian flavor of Iris, the idyllic breeze that ventilates L'Amico Fritz, the French hues in Isabeau, the steely, Verismo quality of Il Piccolo Marat -- demonstrate a versatility that none of the other Veristi could boast, Puccini included.

Cavalleria rusticana: Il cavallo scalpita
Pietro Mascagni Lyrics

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'Viva il vino spumeggiante' Intanto amici, qua Beviamone un bicchiere Viva il vino spum…
Attesa La mia vita va come un fiume in piena. Io con…
Cavalleria Rusticana: "Dite Mamma Lucia" Dite, Mamma Lucia Sei tu? Che vuoi! Turiddu ov′e? Fin qui…
Cavalleria Rusticana: "Dite, Mamma Lucia" Dite, Mamma Lucia Sei tu? Che vuoi! Turiddu ov'e? Fin qui…

Cavalleria Rusticana: Dite Mamma Lucia Dite, Mamma Lucia Sei tu? Che vuoi! Turiddu ov'e? Fin qui…
Cavalleria rusticana: Regina coeli laetare INTERNO (dalla Chiesa.) Regina coeli, laetare—Alleluja! Quia…
Serenata Come col capo sotto l'ala bianca dormon le palombelle innamo…

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Claudio Carpentieri

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E, sopratutto, viva la grande tradizione dell'Opera Italiana!!! 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹

Salvina Santoro

Io vado matta quando è'un meridionale ad avere una voce così bella e'possente,sono orgogliosa,bravo Sgura

Rosita Leparotiño

ALFIO Il cavallo scapita, i sonagli squillano, schiocchi la frusta! Ehi là! Soffi il vento gelido, cada l'acqua o nevichi, a me che cosa fa? UOMINI O che bel mestiere fare il carrettiere andar di quà e di là! O che bel mestiere, ecc. ALFIO Schiocchi la frusta! M'aspetta a casa Lola che m'ama e mi consola, ch'è tutta fedeltà. DONNE Ah... ALFIO Il cavallo scalpita, i sonagli squillano, è Pasqua, ed io son quà! PAESANI O che bel mestiere, ecc. ALFIO Ehi là, ehi là! Schiocchi la frusta! Son quà! O che bel mestiere, ecc. È Pasqua, ed io son quà!

Helena Williams

Bass singer Sgura has a grandiose and dynamic voice. Acts with dramatic expression.

Rosita Leparotiño

ALFIO El caballo trota, tintinean los cascabeles, ¡el látigo restalla! ¡Eh vosotros! Que sople el viento helado, que caiga agua o nieve, ¿a mí que me importa? HOMBRES ¡Oh qué gran oficio hacer de carretero, andar de aquí para allá! ¡Oh qué gran oficio, etc. ALFIO ¡El látigo restalla! Me espera en casa Lola, que me ama y me consuela, y que es toda fidelidad. MUJERES (desde lejos) Ah... ALFIO El caballo trota, tintinean los cascabeles, es Pascua, ¡y yo estoy aquí! ALDEANOS Oh qué gran oficio, etc. ALFIO ¡Eh vosotros! ¡Eh vosotros! ¡El látigo restalla! ¡Estoy aquí! ¡Oh qué gran oficio, etc. ¡Es Pascua y yo estoy aquí!