The room where I am lodging is stupendous. Thank God I am as fit as a fiddle.

Parisina was premiered in Milan on December 15 of that year. The new work was premiered in Livorno and Rome in 1914. It had outstanding success and the opera was soon performed in both the north and south of Italy: Florence Turin Bologna Palermo Milan Genoa Naples Venice and Trieste.

He created a variety of styles in his operas: a Sicilian passion and warmth of Cavalleria the exotic flavor of Iris the idylls of L'amico Fritz and Lodoletta the Gallic chiaroscuro of Isabeau the steely Veristic power of Il piccolo Marat the over-ripe post-romanticism of the lush Parisina which demonstrate a versatility. Stivender). He enjoyed immense success during his lifetime both as a composer and conductor of his own and other people's music.