His first opera, Bianca, premiered in 1885, to a libretto by Enrico Golisciani.
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In 1901, an operetta by Tasca called Studenti e sartine premiered in Tasca's hometown of Noto, in Sicily.
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Tasca also wrote a Messa da Requiem, a death elegy to Edmondo De Amicis, as well as symphonic and chamber music.
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Tasca's next opera to be performed onstage was La lupa, with a libretto by Giovanni Verga.