Silvano

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Silvano is a dramma marinaresco (literally a "seafaring drama") or opera in two acts by Pietro Mascagni, 1895, from a libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, based on a novel by Alphonse Karr. It received its first performance on March 25, 1895 at La Scala, Milan. The barcarolle from Silvano features prominently in a montage during the Martin Scorsese film Raging Bull.
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Librettist

Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti

For the italian medician and entomologist (1712-1783), see Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti. Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Livorno, March 17, 1863 - May 30, 1934) was an italian librettist, best known for his friendship and collaboration with the composer Pietro Mascagni. Most of his libretti were written...

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  • 1895

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  • Mar 25, 1895

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Composition

Composer

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...
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