Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, a volume of original, historic and descriptive writings showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress (1901)
Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, A. J. Holman & co · leaf 228
adante, whoseII Giuramento (produced in 1837) achieved considerable popularity. ButMercadantes successes were generally confined to Italy. He composed sixtyoperas, and died in 1870 in Naples. Ponchielli, who was born in 1834 and died in 1886, will be principallyremembered by his remarkably… … BEETHOVEN IN HIS STUDY. THE CENTURYS MUSIC AND DRAMA 209 As for Italys young composers that profess to represent the modernItalian school of opera, they are led by Puccini, whose Manon Lescautand La Boheme are melodious and full of merit. Mascagni and Leoncavallo, whose Cavalleria Rusticana and 1…
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