From which opera by Mascagni does the famous Easter Hymn come?
Parisina (Mascagni) Parisina (Mascagni) Parisina is a "tragedia lirica", or opera, in four acts by Pietro Mascagni. Gabriele D'Annunzio wrote the Italian libretto after Byron's poem "Parisina" of 1816. It was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 15 December 1913. Mascagni (b. Livorno, 7 Dec 1863; d. Rome, 2 Aug 1945) achieved success early on in his compositional life with one of his most famous operas, "Cavalleria Rusticana". With this opera he overcame at least 70 rival composers to win the Sonzogno competition in 1888. The ensuing fame encouraged a prolific career remembered for the vibrant melodies first
Pietro Mascagni the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. It had outstanding success, and the opera was soon performed in both the north and south of Italy: Florence, Turin, Bologna, Palermo, Milan, Genoa, Naples, Venice and Trieste. In December, Gustav Mahler conducted the opera in Budapest. Soon thereafter, the cities of Munich, Hamburg, St. Petersburg, Dresden and Buenos Aires welcomed the opera. In March 1891, it was sung in Vienna. At age 26, Mascagni had become internationally famous. Mascagni premiered his "L'amico Fritz", his second most successful opera, on 31 October 1891 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. "I Rantzau" was premiered on 10