Le maschere
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Le maschere is a comic opera in three acts by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni that playfully revives the traditions and stock characters of commedia dell’arte.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | comic opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | commedia dell’arte traditions ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | one of Mascagni’s later operas ⓘ |
| composer | Pietro Mascagni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| features | commedia dell’arte stock characters ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformedSimultaneouslyIn |
Florence
GENERATED
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Genoa GENERATED ⓘ Milan GENERATED ⓘ Palermo GENERATED ⓘ Rome GENERATED ⓘ Turin GENERATED ⓘ Venice GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic opera
ⓘ
opera buffa ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
Brighella
NERFINISHED
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Colombina NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor (Il Dottore) NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlequin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantalone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed opera ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
revival of traditional comic theatre
ⓘ
self-referential theatre ⓘ |
| hasType | stage work ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | playful and satirical tone ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Luigi Illica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | post-verismo Italian opera ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra and voices ⓘ |
| parodies | verismo opera conventions ⓘ |
| periodOfSetting | 18th century ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1901-01-17 ⓘ |
| premiereNote | premiered simultaneously in several Italian cities ⓘ |
| premiereReception | generally mixed critical response ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Teatro Lirico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| style | neo-commedia dell’arte ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | theatre and theatrical traditions ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Masks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Pietro Mascagni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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