Mar. 20 – Loved in Italy and abroad, Piero Mascagni is known in Europe, the Americas (from the United States all the way down to Argentina, and in Asia (China and Japan). Conductor and score composer for film, Mascagni is the Italian genius homaged today at the Italian Cultural Institute in Warsaw. As part of the 19th edition of the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, and on the occasion of the 70th anniversary since Mascagni’s passing (Livorno, December 7, 1863 – Rome, August 2, 1945) the Institute has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, March 24 (4.30pm). The focus of the event is “Pietro Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana and Nerone – an Italian genius in modernity”. The event is promoted by the Institute in cooperation with the Pietro Mascagni Organizing Committee. The meeting sees the participation of Francesca Albertini Mascagni, great-granddaugher of the Maestro and Vice Chairman of the Committee, as well as Guia Farinelli Mascagni, also great-granddaugher of the Maestro and Artistic Director of the Committee. The event will screen interesting videos related to Mascagni’s career, with a simultaneous translation. The Maestro’s 1890 triumph with Cavalleria Rusticana allowed him to perform in theaters in Italy, Europe and America. (PO / Gil)
