Pierantonio Tasca

Pierantonio Mastrogiovanni Tasca (born April 10, 1858 in Noto , † April 4, 1934 ibid) was an Italian composer.

Tasca emerged as a composer at the age of eighteen with a Scherzo musicale . His first opera Bianca was premiered in 1884 at the Teatro La Pergola in Florence with Eva Tetrazzini in the leading role. A big success was the premiere of his opera A Santa Lucia with Gemma Bellincioni and Roberto Stagno in the lead roles on a libretto by Enrico Golisciani by Goffredo Cognetti at the Berlin Kroll Opera in 1892. Since 1896, worked Tasca at the newly founded Theater of the West , where in 1898 his opera Pergolesi came to the world premiere. In 1919, his third major opera, La Lupa, based on the novel of the same name by the veristic writer Giovanni Verga, appeared on the repertoire of the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. Tasca composed other vocal works, including the operetta Studenti e sartine (1901, under the pseudonym D'Anthony), as well as symphonic works and chamber music. At his funeral, 100 musicians performed his Messa in Requiem under the direction of Francesco Mulè .

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SURNAME	Tasca, Pierantonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tasca, Pierantonio Mastrogiovanni (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian composer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 10, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH	Noto
DATE OF DEATH	April 4, 1934
Place of death	Noto