This composer of "Cavalleria Rusticana" wrote "Il Piccolo Marat", a sadly neglected opera about the Reign of Terror
Built in 1777 by the 
Comte Thrse takes place during the Terror (179394), d'Artois, younger ... After 
her triumph in the French premire of Cavalleria rusticana at the ..... the 
fascinating details of the lives of these often neglected historic composers.