Timeline / 1890 to 1900 / ITALY
Timeline / 1890 to 1900 / ITALY Date Country Theme 1890 - 1899 Italy Migrations Average annual Italian migration (temporary and permanent, to nearest 1,000): France 26,000, USA 51,000; Argentina 37,000; Brazil 58,000. 1890 Italy Music, Literature, Dance And Fashion The Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945) has a great success, marking the beginning of verismo (Italian realism) in music, which intends to portray the world of peasants and the poor through strong and passionate drama. The singing style changes radically, leaving behind the aesthetics of bel canto and turning to reciting, even shouting, and spoken parts in the most exciting dramatic moments. 1890 Italy Reforms And Social Changes For the first time, trade unions organise celebrations for May Day as the International Worker’s Day. 1891 Italy Reforms And Social Changes First Chambers of Labour (territorial trade unions) founded in Milan. 1892 Italy Political Context Italian Socialist Party founded. 1892 - 1898 Italy Great Inventions Of The 19th Century Hydroelectric power plants are built in Tivoli (1892) and Paderno d’Adda (1898) and the power they generated is transported to, respectively, Rome and Milan. 1893 - 1895 Italy Cities And Urban Spaces Construction of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele (today Piazza della Repubblica) in Florence, after clearing the area of the Ancient Market. 1893 - 1894 Italy Economy And Trade A comprehensive law on banking establishes the Bank of Italy, which starts operating on 1 January 1894. 1893 Italy Music, Literature, Dance And Fashion Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) has a great success in Turin and Puccini becomes the most promising opera composer of the new generation.
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