Re: [mascagni-interest] Vestilia

[Remo Nannetti]

Dear Mr.Mucci,

"Vistilia" (this is the correct spelling)was a play or libretto (I am not
sure which) by the Italian writer Rocco De' Zerbi (1848-1894) which Mascagni
considered setting as early as 1889. The play/libretto, subtitled "scene
tiberiane", is a historical drama set in Roman times. Mascagni seems to have
worked sporadically on it during the 1890's; after "Le Maschere" appeared in
1901 he once again became interested in the subject, but by 1903 he seems to
have given up on it. The interesting thing about "Vistilia" is that Mascagni
salvaged a lot of music from it and reused it in "Nerone". There are several
references to "Vistilia" in Mascagni's letters, but it would seem that at
some point either the composer or Sonzogno announced to the Italian press
that this opera would soon appear - this would explain its presence in the
caricature.

Hope this is of interest!

Best wishes,

Remo Nannetti
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 >Subject: [mascagni-interest] Vestilia
 >Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:45:53 +0000
 >
 >I love that caricature by Scarpelli on the site, where Mascagni's
 >impassive,
 >cigarette-smoking head is used as a battering ram against the door of the
 >Theatre, being weilded by all his characters. The banner above mentions his
 >operas - all of which I recognize except VESTILIA. All the other works seem
 >to be operas - but what is this one?
 >
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