filanda

Updated: July 9, 2026

In 1881 he composed a cantata, "In Filanda," and a setting of Schiller's hymn, "An die Freude," both of which had successful public performances. The former attracted the attention of a rich nobleman who furnished young Mascagni with the means to attend the Milan Conservatory.

George P. (George Putnam) Upton - The Standard Operas (12th edition) : Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers