Ruggero Leoncavallo

Ruggero Leoncavallo (Italian pronunciation: [rudˈdʒɛːro leoŋkaˈvallo]; 23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer. His two-act work Pagliacci remains one of the most popular works in the repertory, appearing as number 20 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide. The son of a police magistrate, Leoncavallo was born in Naples on 23 April 1857. As child he moved with his father in the town of Montalto Uffugo in ... More

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  • Apr 23, 1857

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  • Aug 9, 1919 (age 62 years)

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  • Ruggiero Leoncavallo,
  • Leoncavallo,
  • Leoncavallo, Ruggero
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