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Ruggiero Leoncavallo

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 repertory. 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born Naples (city and commune in Campania, Italy), Died August 9, 1919 (Montecatini Terme (municipality in Tuscany, Italy) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1950

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

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 460 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-Test-639 10-in. 5/1/1929 Zazà zingara Barre Hill Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor CVE-Test-1019 12-in. 9/30/1930 Ballatella [from Pagliacci] Mrs. A. G. Grey Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor CVE-Test-1102 12-in. 4/1/1930 Zaza Jose Mossegeld Santiago Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-Test-1104 10-in. 5/5/1930 Pagliacci : Prologue Claudio Frigerio Baritone vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1911-01-26-01] Not documented 1/26/1911 Pagliacci Hermann Jadlowker Tenor vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1915-02-10-01] Not documented 2/10/1915 Prologue Henry Rowley Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1916-01-14-01] Not documented 1/14/1916 Mattinata Theo Karle Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1919-03-28-02] Not documented 3/28/1919 Prologo from Pagliacci Renato Zanelli Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1919-06-04-01] Not documented 6/4/1919 I pagliacci : Prologue David Silva Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1919-10-24-01] Not documented 10/24/1919 Vesti la giubba Edward Johnson Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1920-09-15-11] Not documented 9/15/1920 Pagliacci prologue Andrea De Parry Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1923-11-01-04] 12-in. 11/1/1923 I pagliacci : Prologo Mario Basiola Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1923-11-21-05] 12-in. 11/21/1923 I pagliacci : Prologue Josef Schwartz Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1925-12-02-02] 10-in. 12/2/1925 Pagliacci selection Giulio C. Nardella Tenor vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1926-08-04-02] 10-in. 8/4/1926 Pagliacci prologo Francesco Marina Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 9 7-in. between 1901 and September 1902 Si puo? Artists vary Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 9 10-in. approximately 1901 Si puo? Artists vary Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 633 7-in. between January and September 1902 Si puo? Columbia Band Band composer  
Columbia 633 10-in. between January and September 1902 Si puo? Columbia Band Band composer  
Columbia 1206 10-in. approximately 1903 Si puo? Antonio Scotti Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 3079 10-in. between January and April 1905 I pagliacci : Prologue Taurino Parvis Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 3131 10-in. approximately 1905 O Columbina Enrico Giordani Tenor vocal solo composer  
Columbia 3141 12-in. between January and May 1905 Si puo? si puo? Taurino Parvis Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3159 10-in. between January and August 1905 Mattinata Taurino Parvis Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 4065 10-in. between January and June 1909 Vesti la giubba Florencio Constantino Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 126-150 of 460 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leoncavallo, Ruggiero," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102585.

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102585.

"Leoncavallo, Ruggiero." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Ruggero Leoncavallo

Discogs: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Allmusic: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79127150

Wikidata: Ruggero Leoncavallo - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q189015

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/69116037

MusicBrainz: Ruggero Leoncavallo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9bfbcb17-bd72-444e-be7d-0129b6389ca1

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/45204 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/45204

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