Zanetto

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Zanetto is a one-act opera by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, known for its intimate, lyrical style and concise dramatic structure.

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Zanetto canonical 2

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instanceOf one-act opera
opera
basedOn Le passant
basedOnAuthor François Coppée
catalogueNote one of Mascagni’s shorter operas
composer Pietro Mascagni
composerNationality Italian
countryOfOrigin Italy
dramaticStructure concise
duration approximately 40 minutes
firstPerformanceCity Milan
genre verismo opera
language Italian
librettist Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti
Guido Menasci
musicalCharacteristics intimate chamber-like scoring
lyrical vocal lines
notableCharacter Silvia
Zanetto (troubadour)
numberOfActs 1
orchestration orchestra
originalTitle Zanetto
performancePractice often performed as a double bill
period late 19th century
premiereDate 1896-03-02
premierePlace Teatro Lirico, Milan
settingLocation near Florence
settingPeriod Renaissance
structure one act
style intimate
lyrical
subjectMatter encounter between a courtesan and a young minstrel
themes renunciation
self-sacrifice
unrequited love
vocalForces mezzo-soprano
soprano

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Pietro Mascagni composed Zanetto
Zanetto originalTitle Zanetto