Bernardo de Muro debuted in performing in "Cavalleria rusticana" by the Italian composer who ushered in which movement?
Bernardo de Muro Bernardino de Muro was born on November 3, 1881, in Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, to Antonio Maria and Jeanne-Marie Demuro. His father was a small landowner. Bernardo’s formal education ceased at primary school. Initially self-taught, he began singing in a café in Tempio. Moving to Rome, he participated in a competition for admission to the Conservatory of St. Cecilia in 1903. He studied under A. Sbriscia and Alfredo Martino. His operatic debut was on May 12, 1910, at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, performing in "Cavalleria rusticana" by Mascagni. He received flattering reviews for this performance. In the next few years he performed in "Madama Butterfly", "L'Africaine", "Carmen", and further performances of "Cavalleria rusticana". Although he was long a star at La Scala, he was largely unknown to American audiences until he began to tour there. His continued career carried him to such places as the Solis in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1916, the Dal Verme in Milan (performing "Mefistofele"), the Hippodrome, St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1927, and The Dell Ofrecie Grand Opera Company of New York (performing "Aida").
Giovanni Battista Lampugnani Giovanni Battista Lampugnani (c. 1708 – 2 June 1786) was an Italian composer, born in Milan. He studied in Naples where he made his debut as a composer of opera in 1732. In 1743 he went to London to take over the Opera from Baldassare Galuppi at the King's Theatre, but he soon returned to Milan. Lampugnani later became the "maestro al cembalo" (meaning "master of the harpsichord") in 1779 at the Teatro alla Scala.