The Composer of the Month for December is Pietro Mascagni.
December marks the 150th anniversary of his birth, 7 December 1863. His biography (currently written as a glorified timeline heavily dependent on mascagni.org) needs considerable improvement and is devoid of inline citations.
The following articles on his operas are very poorly referenced and need expansion and revision ...
Nerone, Il piccolo Marat, Pinotta, Lodoletta, Iris. Parisina