Guido Menasci
Guido Menasci (24 March 1867 – 27 December 1925) was an Italian opera librettist. His best-known work is Cavalleria rusticana written with Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti. He also provided the libretti for Mascagni's I Rantzau, Zanetto, for Umberto Giordano's Regina Diaz, and Viktor Parma's Stara pesem (Old Song).
Guido Menasci
- Name
- Guido Menasci
- Born
- 24 March 1867
- Birthplace
- Livorno
- Died
- 27 December 1925
- Occupation
- Librettist
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Guido Menasci (24 March 1867 – 27 December 1925) was an Italian opera librettist. His best-known work is Cavalleria rusticana written with Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti. He also provided the libretti for Mascagni's I Rantzau, Zanetto, for Umberto Giordano's Regina Diaz, and Viktor Parma's Stara pesem (Old Song).
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Menasci was born and died in Livorno.
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• Background — person • Name — Guido Menasci • Born — 24 March 1867 • Birthplace — Livorno • Origin — Italy • Died — 27 December 1925 • Place of death — Livorno • Genre — Opera • Occupation — Librettist
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1867
Guido Menasci born at Livorno.
1925
Guido Menasci died at Livorno.
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