1940: Celebration of the fifty years of Cavalleria Rusticana. The opera is recorded in studio under the direction of Mascagni.
1943: April - Last appearance of Mascagni at La Scala for L'amico Fritz.
1943-1944: Last season of Mascagni at the Opera di Roma (Cavalleria Rusticana, L'amico Fritz).
1945: August 2 - At 7h15, death of Mascagni. August 4 - Funeral ceremony at 10h30. The Italian authorities are not present.