Pietro Mascagni di Gloria." In July, Casa Sonzogno announced in the "Teatro Illustrato" its second competition for a one-act opera. The following year, Mascagni completed his composition of "Cavalleria rusticana" on 27 May and sent the manuscript to Milan. Mascagni married Lina Carbognani on 3 February 1889. The next day their first son, Domenico Mascagni ("Mimì"), was born. Their son Dino was born on 3 January 1891. A daughter, Emi, was born in 1892. On 21 February 1890, Mascagni was summoned to Rome to present his opera. The première of "Cavalleria rusticana", winner of the Sonzogno contest, was held 17 May at
Cavalleria rusticana in 1945, the opera had been performed more than 14,000 times in Italy alone. In 1890, following its run of sold-out performances at the Teatro Costanzi, the opera was produced throughout Italy and in Berlin. It received its London premiere at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 19 October 1891 and its Covent Garden premiere on 16 May 1892. American producers vied with each other (sometimes through the courts) to be the first to present the opera in that country. "Cavalleria rusticana" finally had its American premiere in Philadelphia at the Grand Opera House on 9 September 1891, followed by a performance