R. Leoncavallo

R. Leoncavallo

Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he produced numerous operas and other 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.

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R. Leoncavallo
  • Pagliacci (2019/2020)
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    Pagliacci (2019/2020)

    Pagliacci (2019/2020)

    I Pagliacci by R.Leoncavallo, from Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2019/ 2020. Directed by Ugo Giacomazzi and Luigi di Gangi, conductor Valerio Galli, starring Devid Cecconi, Angelo Villari, Valeria Sepe, Matteo Mezzaro, Leon Kim. Performed in Italian and Subtitles in German, English, Fren...

  • Pagliacci (2009)
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    Pagliacci (2009)

    Pagliacci (2009)

    Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci is set in the small cosmos of a traveling circus troupe. The «Commedia» on stage turns deadly serious. The lines between theater and reality are blurred: on the open stage, Canio the clown stabs his unfaithful wife and her lover.

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