Guido Menasci

Guido Menasci

Guido Menasci (24 March 1867 – 27 December 1925) was an Italian opera librettist. His best-known work is Cavalleria rusticana written with Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti. He also provided the libretti for Mascagni's I Rantzau, Zanetto, for Umberto Giordano's Regina Diaz and Viktor Parma's Stara pesem (Old Song). Menasci was born and died in Livorno.

Birth and Death Data: Born Livorno (city in Italy, Central Italy), Died December 27, 1925 (Livorno (city in Italy, Central Italy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	BVE-37118	10-in.	12/9/1926	Stornelli marini	Beniamino Gigli	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Menasci, Guido," accessed January 22, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104069.

Menasci, Guido. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 22, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104069.

"Menasci, Guido." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 22 January 2026.