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| Mascagni, Pietro |
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(py ´tr mäskä´ny ) (KEY) , 18631945, Italian operatic composer. He is known for his opera Cavalleria rusticana (1890), based on the tale by Giovanni Verga; it is a classic example of the style of realism known as verismo. His other operas were less successful. |
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