Today, 162 years ago, on December 7, 1863, (October 27, 1863) the Italian composer Muscani was born. Muscani (Pietro Mascagni, 1863.12.7 Lyon, Italy, 1945.8.2 Rome) Portero Mascani, Italian composer. Early on began his composition career. He was a roommate of Puccini at the Milan Academy of Music from A. Tampa Yelli (1834¨C1886), but was later fired. Later he was president of the Music School of the City of Chernivtsi. He also directed the band and gained a reputation. In 1890 he created a realistic neo-story opera with his solo opera The Country Knight, which has been popular since its debut, making it the longest-running work. There was also the work of Friends of Chernivtsi (1891) (Issery