Projects contemplated During his long career, Mascagni contemplated writing many operas. The following is an incomplete list of such projects, which never saw the light of day: Zilia, probably on a libretto by Felice Romani (c. 1877) Scampolo, probably on a libretto by Dario Niccodemi (c. 1921) I Bianchi ed i Neri, on a libretto by Mario Ghisalberti (c. 1938) In other media The sound track of the 1980 film Raging Bull uses the Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana, the Barcarolle from Silvano, and the Intermezzo from Guglielmo Ratcliff (known as Il sogno di Ratcliff). The 1990 film The Godfather Part III used a production of Cavalleria rusticana at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo as the setting for its climax, with Michael Corleone's son Anthony as Turiddu. The movie ends with the Intermezzo playing. Notes and references Notes References Further reading External links Official Italian web site about Pietro Mascagni English web site about Pietro Mascagni Mascagni cylinder recordings, from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara Library. 1863 births 1945 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Italian male musicians 20th-century classical composers 20th-century Italian composers 20th-century Italian male musicians Grand Officers of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Italian Roman Catholics Italian Romantic composers Male opera composers Members of the Royal Academy of Italy Milan Conservatory alumni People from Livorno Pupils of Amilcare Ponchielli Commanders of the Order of the White Lion