What is Pietro Mascagni?
[[File:Pietro Mascagni 2.jpg|thumb|Mascagni in 1903]] '''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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mascagni, Pietro}} [[Category:1863 births]] [[Category:1945 deaths]] [[Category:19th-century Italian composers]] [[Category:People from Livorno]] [[Category:20th-century Italian composers]] {{bio-stub}}