Ruggero Leoncavallo

Ruggero Leoncavallo 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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Who was born first?

• Ruggero Leoncavallo and Edward Elgar were born the same year
• Ruggero Leoncavallo and Cécile Chaminade were born the same year
• Ruggero Leoncavallo and Wilhelm Kienzl were born the same year
• Ruggero Leoncavallo and Alfred Bruneau were born the same year
• Ruggero Leoncavallo was born 1 year before Ethel Smyth

Timeline

1. Alfred BruneauMarch 3, 1857 – June 15, 1934
2. Cécile ChaminadeAugust 8, 1857 – April 13, 1944
3. Edward ElgarJune 2, 1857 – February 23, 1934
4. Ruggero Leoncavallo (this page)April 23, 1857 – August 9, 1919
5. Wilhelm KienzlJanuary 17, 1857 – October 3, 1941
6. Ethel SmythApril 22, 1858 – May 8, 1944

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