Ruggero Leoncavallo

Also known as Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Ruggiero Giacomo Maria Giuseppe Emmanuele Raffaele Domenico Vincenzo Francesco Donato Leoncavallo, R. Léoncavallo

Italian composer

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Ruggero Leoncavallo was an Italian composer best known for creating the opera "Pagliacci," one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. His work helped define the verismo opera style, which focused on realistic, everyday stories and emotions rather than grand historical or mythological themes.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1858
Died: 1919
Works: 70

Top works

Mameli
Manuale dantesco ad uso della gioventù
Di payatsen
Pai︠a︡t︠s︡y
Der Bajazzo

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Film & TV

Sound · Naples, Italy

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: IT
Active from: 1857-04-23
Active to: 1919-08-09

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 91,109

Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Ruggero Leoncavallo, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Paillasse [Printed Text]:] Drame en deux actes

Paillasse [Música notada] : drame lyrique en deux actes de R. Leoncavallo

Pagliacci: No. 2 Prologo parte 11 - Non per dirvi.../(Leoncavallo)

Article

Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs, but it is his 1892 opera Pagliacci that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success.

Today Pagliacci continues to be his most famous opera and one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the operatic repertoire. His other notable compositions include the song "Mattinata", popularized by Enrico Caruso, and, to a lesser extent, his version of La bohème which, however, was overshadowed by Puccini's highly successful opera of the same name.