Pietro Mascagni
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| Born | Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni December 7, 1863 Livorno, Tuscany, Italy |
| Died | August 2, 1945 (aged 81) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Known for | Cavalleria rusticana |
| Spouse | Lina Carbognani (m. 1889) |
| Children | 3 |
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.
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