Ruggero Leoncavallo

Opera, Composer

1857 – 1919

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Who was Ruggero Leoncavallo?

Ruggero Giacomo Maria Giuseppe Emmanuele Raffaele Domenico Vincenzo Francesco Donato Leoncavallo was an Italian opera composer. His two-act work Pagliacci remains one of the most popular works in the repertory, appearing as number 19 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide in the 2012/13 season.

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Born
Apr 23, 1857
Naples
Also known as
  • Leoncavallo
  • Ruggiero Leoncavallo
  • Leoncavello
  • Ruggero Giacomo Maria Giuseppe Emmanuele Raffaele Domenico Vincenzo Francesco Donato Leoncavallo
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Education
  • Music conservatories of Naples
  • University of Bologna
Died
Aug 9, 1919
Montecatini Terme

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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