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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 1-25 of 459 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 0205 7-in. 6/9/1899 I pagliacci : Serenade Simone Mantia ; Sousa's Band Band, with euphonium solo composer  
Berliner 01120 7-in. March 1900 Prologue E. Francisco Baritone vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]351 7-in. 10/5/1900 Serenade Sousa's Band Band, with euphonium solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]441 7-in. 10/19/1900 Prologo Sig. Carlos Francisco Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1346 7-in. 3/25/1902 Prologue Sig. Carlos Francisco Baritone vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1346 10-in. 3/25/1902 Prologue Sig. Carlos Francisco Baritone vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1452 10-in. 1/31/1900 Prologue Sig. Carlos Francisco ; Sousa's Band Baritone vocal solo, with band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3239 10-in. 4/4/1901 Selection from I pagliacci Sousa's Band Band, with trombone solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]31067 12-in. either 1901 or 1902 Prologue Sig. Carlos Francisco Baritone vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]31079 12-in. either 1901 or 1902 Prologue Emilio de Gogorza Baritone vocal solo composer  
Victor C-189 [Old series] 12-in. either 2/9/1903 or 5/26/1903 Prologo: Un nido di memorie Sig. Carlos Francisco Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-516 10-in. 10/7/1903 Arioso Ferruccio Giannini Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-743 12-in. 11/23/1903 Si può? Signori . . . Un nido di memorie Giuseppe Campanari Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-876 10-in. 12/31/1903 Un nido di memorie Antonio Scotti Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor C-876 12-in. 2/10/1905 Si può? Signori ... Un nido di memorie Antonio Scotti Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1002 10-in. 2/1/1904 Vesti la giubba Enrico Caruso Tenor vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1240 10-in. 4/21/1904 Prologue Homer Lind Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-1430-A 10-in. 6/7/1904 Prologue i' Pagliacci Emilio de Gogorza Baritone vocal solo composer  
Victor B-1430-B 10-in. 6/7/1904 Prologue i' Pagliacci Emilio de Gogorza Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1794 10-in. 10/20/1904 Prologue Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-1794 12-in. 10/20/1904 Pagliacci prologue Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-1822 12-in. 10/25/1904 Bell chorus Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-1822 10-in. 10/25/1904 Bell chorus Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor C-2477 12-in. 4/18/1905 I pagliacci : Prologo Giuseppe Campanari Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-2605 12-in. 6/5/1905 Prologue I'pagliacci Emilio de Gogorza Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 1-25 of 459 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leoncavallo, Ruggiero," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102585.

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102585.

"Leoncavallo, Ruggiero." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Ruggero Leoncavallo

Discogs: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Allmusic: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Grove: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

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RISM: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

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Britannica: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

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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