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- DictionaryMas·ca·gni, Pietro/məˈskänē/
- 1. (1863–1945), Italian composer and conductor. He is especially known for the opera Cavalleria Rusticana (1890).
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Pietro Mascagni was an Italian composer primarily known 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. Wikipedia