Masterpieces of Italian Opera

The verismo opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo is the first work in Bärenreiter's new series 'Masterpieces of Italian Opera' (MIO). Pagliacci, which was Leoncavallo's most successful work, has rem...

The premiere of Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" in May 1890 is a milestone in the history of opera. It was a huge success, considered the beginning of verismo in opera and was praised for rev...

Experience Pietro Mascagni’s world-famous masterpiece “Cavalleria rusticana” in a first-class digital edition from the renowned Bärenreiter Verlag. This gripping melodrama in one act is considered a m...