Lodoletta is a dramma lirico or lyric opera in three acts by Pietro Mascagni (1917). The libretto is by Giovacchino Forzano, and is based on the novel Two Little Wooden Shoes by Marie Louise de la Ramée, (Ouida).
It was first performed at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on April 30, 1917, with Rosina Storchio in the title role. The American premiere was on January 12, 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, with Geraldine Farrar as Lodoletta and En...
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Lodoletta
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Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni (December 7, 1863 – August 2, 1945) was an Italian composer most noted for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece, Cavalleria rusticana, caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and singlehandedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music. However, though it...