Ruggero Leoncavallo
23 April 1857 — 9 August 1919
Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (Italian pronunciation: [rudˈdÊ’É›Ëro leoÅ‹kaˈvallo]; 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.
Operas
| Opera | Premiere or date of written | Libretti available |
|---|---|---|
| Pagliacci | 1892, May 21 | italian, german, english, french, russian |
History
| August 7, 1858 | Ruggero Leoncavallo, composer of "Pagliacci", was born in Naples, Italy. |
| May 21, 1892 | Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" received its world premiere at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan, conducted by Arturo Toscanini. |
| April 29, 1894 | Italian composer Ruggero Leoncavallo conducted an important early performance of his opera "Pagliacci" in Milan following its initial success. |
| September 16, 1912 | Ruggero Leoncavallo's two-act opera "Zingari", with a libretto by Enrico Cavacchioli and Guglielmo Emanuel after Pushkin's poem "The Gypsies", received its world premiere at the London Hippodrome, conducted by Leoncavallo. |
| March 17, 1919 | Death of Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer best known for the opera "Pagliacci". |
| August 9, 1919 | Italian composer and librettist Ruggero Leoncavallo, best known for the verismo opera "Pagliacci", died in Montecatini Terme. |
