Ruggero Leoncavallo

Ruggero Leoncavallo
Leoncavallo on a 1910 postcard
Born
Ruggiero Giacomo Maria Giuseppe Emmanuele Raffaele Domenico Vincenzo Francesco Donato Leoncavallo[1]

(1857-04-23)23 April 1857
Died9 August 1919(1919-08-09) (aged 62)
Occupation(s)Opera composer and librettist

Ruggero (or Ruggiero)[a] Leoncavallo (UK: /ˌlɒnkæˈvæl/ LAY-on-kav-AL-oh,[4] US: /ˌlnkəˈvɑːl, -kɑːˈ-/ LAY-ohn-kə-VAH-loh, -⁠kah-,[5][6] Italian: [rudˈdʒɛːro leˌoŋkaˈvallo]; 23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he produced numerous operas and songs throughout his career it is his opera Pagliacci (1892) that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success.

Today he remains largely known for Pagliacci, one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the opera repertory. His other compositions include the song "Mattinata", popularized by Enrico Caruso, and the symphonic poem La Nuit de mai.

  1. ^ "Leoncavallo". Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  2. ^ Dryden (2007) pg. 4.
  3. ^ Fondazione Ruggero Leoncavallo.
  4. ^ "Leoncavallo, Ruggiero". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08.
  5. ^ "Leoncavallo". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Leoncavallo". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 21 May 2019.


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