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Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer best known for the popular opera Pagliacci

Did you know?Before finding fame as a composer, he spent several years travelling across Europe working as a café pianist and teacher.

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.

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Age at death: 62
Years since death: 107

Born: April 23, 1857 · Naples, Italy
Died: August 9, 1919
Nationality: Italian
Known for: Music, Film

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