Word: mascagni
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...opening of a can of guaranteed Mascagni...
When Grover Cleveland was President of the U. S., an opera by Mascagni called L'Amico Frits was put on at the Metropolitan. Emma Calve, lovely songstress, appeared in the prima donna role. That was the last time the opera was given until last week...
When it first appeared the New Yorkers of the 90's called it "refined." That was because they were inclined to resent the impassioned glory of Cavalleria Rusticana which Mascagni had recently given them. The impassioned glory has endured; the refinement has been relegated to the musical pantry of canned goods...
Last week, when this can of guaranteed Mascagni was opened, Emma Calve sat in the audience. But Lucrezia Bori, of tender voice, sang the violet song and threw the cherries...
Giulio Gatti-Casazza, impresario of the Metropolitan Opera House, cabled from Milan that he has obtained producing rights for I Compagnacci, a new one-act opera by the Italian composer, Primi Ricitelli, young pupil of Mascagni. The first performance of the work was given at the Costanzi Theatre in Rome in April. The opera will be performed at the Metropolitan next season as a companion piece with Laparra's La Habanera...