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Born September 2, 1840 • Catania • Italy
Died January 27, 1922 (aged 81) • Catania • Italy
Notable Works “Cavalleria rusticana” • “Mastro-don Gesualdo” • “The House by the Medlar Tree”
Movement / Style verismo

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