Mascagni
Americannoun
noun
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“Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci” Filmed for theatrical release, the Royal Opera’s Olivier Award-winning 2017 staging of these two oft-paired one-act tragedies — by Mascagni and Leoncavallo, respectively — premieres on the streaming service Marquee TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2020
“As more states are adopting anti-SLAPP laws, we are starting to see clever plaintiffs looking to weaker jurisdictions where they can file these lawsuits and not be subject to anti-SLAPP motions,” Mascagni said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2019
Puccini’s contemporary Mascagni is best known for the lavish yet direct one-act “Cavalleria Rusticana”; if “Iris,” too, is certainly lavish, it’s also sprawling and overcooked.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2016
The trouble may be that the two operas are more unalike than they appear: the blunt, thunderous Mascagni lacked Leoncavallo’s irony and wit.
From The New Yorker ● May 4, 2015
Ponchielli played his part, and under his guidance such dissimilar talents as Puccini, Mascagni, and Leoncavallo were fostered.
From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker
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