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Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (UK: LAY-on-kav-AL-oh, US: LAY-ohn-kə-VAH-loh, -⁠kah-, Italian: [rudˈdʒɛːro leˌoŋkaˈvallo]; 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 23, 1857 (Naples), Died August 9, 1919 (Montecatini Terme)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, session supervisor, lyricist, piano

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 402 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 75248 12-in. 12/22/1922 Pagliacci, selection, part 2 Alick Maclean ; New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 75603 12-in. approximately 1912 Proloog Carel Butter Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76048 12-in. approximately 1917 On with the motley Frank Mullings Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 90129 10-in. June 1920 National airs (Theme and Variation II) Columbia Miniature Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Brunswick 3007 10-in. approximately Nov. 1919 Vesti la giubba Archer Chamlee Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X6672 12-in. approximately Oct. 1921 Pagliacci : Selection Vessella's Italian Band Band composer  
Brunswick 7416 10-in. approximately Feb. 1922 Vesti la giubba Tino Pattiera Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 8179 10-in. approximately May 1922 Buona Zaza Giuseppe Danise Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 9359 10-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Mattinata Mario Chamlee Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X5325-X5326 12-in. approximately Apr. 1921 Pagliacci : Prologo Giuseppe Danise Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X7651-X7652 12-in. approximately Mar. 1922 Che volo d'augelli Florence Easton Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 8182-8183 10-in. approximately May 1922 Zaza, piccola zingara Giuseppe Danise Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10276-10277 10-in. 4/5/1923 Vesti la giubba Giacomo Lauri-Volpi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10410-10413 10-in. 4/19/1923 Zaza piccola zingara Michael Bohnen Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10484-10485 10-in. 4/26/1923 Zaza piccola zingara Michael Bohnen Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10493-10494 10-in. 4/27/1923 Buona Zaza Michael Bohnen Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10498-10499 10-in. 4/27/1923 Buona Zaza Michael Bohnen Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X10500-X10501 12-in. 4/27/1923 Prologo Michael Bohnen Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 12167-12168 10-in. 12/21/1923 Lasciati amar! Giacomo Lauri-Volpi Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 12385-12386 10-in. 1/25/1924 Lasciati amar Giacomo Lauri-Volpi Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X12787-X12788 12-in. 4/2/1924 Prologue Michael Bohnen Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X12927-X12928 12-in. 4/19/1924 Pagliacci : Prologue Michael Bohnen Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 13478-13480 10-in. 7/3/1924 Pagliacci : Prologue Al Jolson Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X14161-X14163 12-in. 11/8/1924 Intermezzo Vessella's Italian Band Band composer  
Brunswick X15503-X15504 12-in. 4/10/1925 Prologue John Charles Thomas Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 226-250 of 402 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leoncavallo, Ruggiero," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102585.

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102585.

"Leoncavallo, Ruggiero." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102585

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