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Mascagni

American  
[mahs-kah-nyee] / mɑsˈkɑ nyi /

noun

  1. Pietro 1863–1945, Italian operatic composer.


Mascagni British  
/ masˈkaɲɲi /

noun

  1. Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). 1863–1945, Italian composer of operas, including Cavalleria rusticana (1890)

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The eight cellists presented him with a moving Renaud Guieu arrangement of the prelude and Siciliana from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” they had recorded.

From Seattle Times

And at the Royal Opera from Tuesday through July 20, audiences will have the chance to experience her in Damiano Michieletto’s double bill of “Pagliacci” and Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana,” first seen in 2015.

From New York Times

“The issue brings together strange bedfellows,” says Evan Mascagni, policy director of the Public Participation Project, an advocacy group for anti-SLAPP laws.

From Los Angeles Times

“Anyone can get SLAPPed for any reason,” Mascagni says.

From Los Angeles Times

It was during Goerke’s set — a throat-clearer of “God Bless America,” an uncannily rich inhabitation of “Voi lo sapete o mamma” from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana,” and a soaring “Climb Every Mountain” — that pocketed phones started to buzz against the seats, an outburst of digital cicadas that spelled trouble.

From Washington Post