An in-depth biography of Mascagni charting the course of his intriguing life and career. Alan Mallach provides a portrait of a flambuoyant, combative and emotio... » 

An in-depth biography of Mascagni charting the course of his intriguing life and career. Alan Mallach provides a portrait of a flambuoyant, combative and emotional man who was passionately devoted to the Italian opera tradition and committed to innovation in musical language and dramatic form. «