Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer

Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs, but it is his 1892 opera Pagliacci that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success.

Today Pagliacci continues to be his most famous opera and one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the operatic repertoire. His other notable compositions include the song "Mattinata", popularized by Enrico Caruso, and, to a lesser extent, his version of La bohème which, however, was overshadowed by Puccini's highly successful opera of the same name.

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Works

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Pagliacci: Opera 1891 Stage
Mattinata, for voice and piano 1904 Vocal
Mattinata; Wien, Wien, nur du allein; Amapola; O sole mio 1904 Vocal
Zingari: Opera 1912 Stage
Aprile Vocal
Barcarola veneziana Keyboard
Brise de mer Vocal
C'è nel tuo sguardo Vocal
Canzone d'amore Vocal
Chatterton: Opera Stage
Donna vorrei morir Vocal
Déclaration Vocal
Hymne à la lyre Vocal
I Medici Stage
Invocation à la muse Vocal
La bohème: Opera Stage
La chanson des yeux Vocal
Lasciate amar Vocal
Mandolinata Vocal
Ne m'oubliez pas Vocal
Notte ha steso il gran vel Vocal
Nuit de décembre Vocal
Nuit de mai, for chorus and orchestra Vocal
Pensiero Vocal
Qu'a jamais le soleil Vocal
Se! Vocal
Sérénade française, "Au clair de la lune, mon gentil Pierrot" Vocal
Valse mignonne Keyboard
Vieni, amor mio Vocal
Zazà: Opera Stage