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	Ruggero Leoncavallo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ruggero Leoncavallo (April 23, 1857- August 9, 1919) was an Italian opera composer.
		Leoncavallo was educated at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in his native city, Naples.
		Leoncavallo was the librettist for all of his own operas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruggero_Leoncavallo (482 words)

	Leoncavallo's La Bohème
		The story behind Leoncavallo's La Bohème began when Ruggiero Leoncavallo encountered his friend Giacomo Puccini in a café and suggested to him that they collaborate on an opera based on Henri Murger's book Scènes de la Vie de Bohème. Leoncavallo's idea was that Puccini would write the music to Leoncavallo's adaptation of the novel.
		Leoncavallo, undiscouraged by the success of his rival, continued to work on his version, and on May 6, 1897, Leoncavallo's La Bohème was given its first performance at the Teatro Fenice in Venice.
		The impresario of Chatterton, Leoncavallo's first opera, had absconded with the box office receipts, leaving Leoncavallo a ruined man. In light of this devastating experience, the depth of passion, frustration and anguish expressed in his music for La Bohème is easily understood.
	www.newyorkgrandopera.org /leoncavallos-la-boheme.htm (902 words)

	Ruggero Leoncavallo: operas & chamber music - Opera Italiana
		Leoncavallo understood that his friend Marco Sala, a journalist who was a habitué of the best-known salons of the time, was quite right: "Defend your work in any way you can and keep your eyes wide open.
		Giordano and others, Leoncavallo thus became a true member of that "Young School of Italian Music" which professed the ideals of a renewal of Italian opera.
		The German Emperor, Wilhelm II commissioned Leoncavallo to write Der Roland von Berlin in 1904, and this was followed by Maia (1910), Gli Zingari (1912), Goffredo Mameli (1916) and Edipo Re (1920).
	www.operaitaliana.com /opera_italiana/opere.asp-id=8&Lingua=1.htm (1345 words)

	Marston Records - Leoncavallo’s Chatterton and Pagliacci
		Leoncavallo talked of reworking the opera for a baritone lead and Tita Ruffo even recorded the aria ‘Tu solo a me rimani’ in November, 1908.
		HMV’s recordings of Leoncavallo’s operas Pagliacci and Chatterton made in 1907 and 1908 are of seminal importance in the history of recording, not only for the participation of the composer but also as the beginning of a century-long commitment to the recording of complete works.
		Leoncavallo undertakes to ‘conduct personally on the request of the company the performances that will be necessary for the perfect recording of his operas.’; It was planned to record Chatterton in the autumn of 1907 but for reasons that are unclear in the correspondence the recordings did not take place until 1908.
	www.marstonrecords.com /chatterton/chatterton_liner.htm (2776 words)

	Leoncavallo, Ruggiero - Musical Biographies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Leoncavallo was born in Naples, March 8, 1858.
		How truly Leoncavallo had drawn from life was shown when he was accused by Catulle Mendès of having stolen his plot from Mendès's drama, "La femme du tabarin," a work first performed in 1887.
		I would do it again." Leoncavallo added, in his reply to Mendès, that if the dramatist desired he, Leoncavallo, could produce his witness, in the person of the slayer, who had recently completed his term, and was on hand to testify in the composer's defense.
	www.tribalsmile.com /music/article_291.shtml (1425 words)

	http://www.lebrecht.co.uk - Leoncavallo Pictures
		LEONCAVALLO (1857-1919) - I Pagliacci Ferdinand HEROLD as Bajazzi in I Pagliacci
		CARUSO, Enrico - as Canio in Pagliacci by Leoncavallo.
		Antonio Cortis as Canio in Leoncavallo's 'I Pagliacci'.
	www.lebrecht.co.uk /lebrecht/leoncavallo.htm (985 words)

	Ruggero Leoncavallo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After some years spent teaching and in ineffective attempts to obtain the production of more than one opera, he saw the enormous success of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana in 1890, and he wasted no time in producing his own verismo hit, Pagliacci.
		Its most famous aria Vesti la giubba ("On with the motley") was recorded by Enrico Caruso and became the world's first record to sell 1 million copies.
		Nothing from the latter opera is heard today, but the baritone aria from Zazà is still often sung.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruggiero_Leoncavallo (482 words)

	Life of Ruggiero Leoncavallo
		Ruggiero Leoncavallo was born at Naples in March 1858, so that he was thirty-four when "Pagliacci" was produced in 1892.
		Leoncavallo, an interviewer once told, has on his writing-table a framed portrait of Wagner, to which he would point, saying: "Voilà mon Wagner, qui ne me quitte jamais." He was also proud of a bust of Massenet, presented by the composer, and inscribed, "A mon confrère, à mon ami, Leoncavallo."
		He replied that the idea was suggested by a trial that took place at Cosenza before his father, judge of the court there, in which a strolling player, jealous of his wife, was charged with murdering her after a stage performance.
	www.musicwithease.com /leoncavallo-life.html (841 words)

	Learn - Ruggero Leoncavallo - Arizona Opera
		Ruggero Leoncavallo was born in Naples on March 5, 1858.
		Leoncavallo's libretto was based on Catulle Mendès' play La Femme de Tabarin (1887), although Leoncavallo's version of how he came to his libretto was more colorful.
		In 1897, Leoncavallo premiered La Bohème which is one of his finest works, and even though Leoncavallo's version followed Henri Mürger's story more closely than Puccini's, it was completely eclipsed by the success of Puccini's version which premiered in 1896.
	www.azopera.com /learn.php?subcat=composerbios&composer=Leoncavallo (479 words)

	Cornerstones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ruggero Leoncavallo was born to a household of comfortable means.
		Leoncavallo's next work was an adaptation of Henri Murger's Scènes de la vie de bohème for the operatic stage.
		This led to one of the more heated rivalries of the late 19 th century, for Puccini announced he also was planning to produce an opera based on Murger's book, an intention he claimed to have had for several months.
	www.operaworld.com /cornerstones/pagliacci/pagbio.htm (456 words)

	Ruggero Leoncavallo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Such is the case of Ruggero Leoncavallo and his short opera, Pagliacci.
		Leoncavallo received his musical education at the conservatory of his native Naples, going from there to Bologna where he received a degree in literature.
		Leoncavallo wrote a few moderately successful operas (including a setting of La bohème, written close on the heels of Puccini's), but his fame rests with this one rather short work, which is most often performed paired with another work by a single-hit operatic composer, Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana (1890).
	www.wwnorton.com /classical/composers/leoncavallo.htm (311 words)

	OperaResource - ruggero leoncavallo and pagliacci (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Leoncavallo's other fourteen operas and operettas suffered essentially the same fate as Mascagni's - polite interest, but no rousing success.
		However, this story is a lot of nonsense and belongs in the realm of the anecdote.
		Leoncavallo was staying in the French capital during that period, and it is more than likely that he attended one or more of the performances.
	www.r-ds.com /opera/resource/pagliacci.htm (404 words)

	Leoncavallo News
		The stage and real life, love and revenge are brought into play in Toledo Opera's bracing production of Ruggiero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, which opened a three-performance run last night at the Valentine...
		As with many people my age, I was introduced to opera through the movies of Mario Lanza, whose popularity was at its zenith during my high school days.
		October 14, 17, 20 and 22: "I Pagliacci" by Ruggiero Leoncavallo Nov. 11, 14, 17 and 19: "Romeo et Juliet" by Charles Gounod March 24, 27, 30 and April 1, 2007: "The Magic Flute" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart May...
	www.topix.net /who/leoncavallo (676 words)

	Composer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Neapolitan by birth, Leoncavallo studied music in Naples and literature at Bologna, and seemed about to make a career as a librettist.
		Pagliacci, a story of love and jealousy in a troupe of commedia dell'arte actors, has achieved a permanent place in operatic repertoire, often, in view of its relative brevity, coupled with Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana.
		Leoncavallo's first opera, Chatterton, won no favour, while his version of La bohème was soon eclipsed by that of Puccini.
	www.naxos.com /composer/btm.asp?fullname=Leoncavallo,+Ruggero (112 words)

	Anecdote - Ruggero Leoncavallo - Incognito (long) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Leoncavallo was there by chance and saw that a performance of Pagliacci was on the evening bill.
		Nobody knew he was there, and he decided to go and listen to it incognito.
		Leoncavallo, Ruggero (1857-1919) Italian composer [noted for his opera Pagliacci]
	www.anecdotage.com /index.php?aid=5524 (327 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Leoncavallo, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Leoncavallo, Ruggiero LEONCAVALLO, RUGGIERO [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero], 1857-1919, Italian composer.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Leoncavallo," at HighBeam.
		Placido Domingo stars in Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera about the tears of a clown.(News)
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Leoncavallo, (274 words)

	DVD: tabarro (metropolitan leoncavallo pavarotti) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Puccini - Il Tabarro / Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci / Stratas, Domingo, Pavarotti, Pons, Quivar, Croft, Levine,...
		Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana /...
		Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo - Pagliacci / Pretre,...
	www.very-clever.com /dvd/tabarro (292 words)

	- Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3
		He was a staunch supporter of Wagner’s music which inspired his early work.
		Leoncavallo’s style gradually evolved into the Italian verismo (realism) movement in opera.
		He began his career as a concert pianist in Egypt and, for several years, earned his living in Paris as a tutor of singing and piano.
	www.karadar.it /Dictionary/leoncavallo.html (93 words)

	Amazon.com: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci: Music: Nello Santi,Barry McDaniel,Sherrill Milnes,Brian Etheridge,Montserrat ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This is a very fine recording of Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci." There aren't too many negatives to note concerning it, but there are enough to merit a four-star rating instead of a five.
		Leoncavallo was inspired to write his two-act verismo opera Pagliacci by the phenomenal success of Mascagni's one act verismo opera Cavelleria Rusticana.
		While Pagliacci is not quite as seemlessly beautiful from beginning to end as its almost-perfect predecessor, it has nevertheless established a solid place for itself in the repertoire of most-popular operas.
	www.amazon.com /Leoncavallo-Pagliacci-Nello-Santi/dp/B000009NJ2 (1653 words)

	leoncavallo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He was born in Naples, and educated at the Conservatory there.
		Particularly influenced by the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by the Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, Leoncavallo wrote the widely acclaimed Pagliacci.
		The opera had its premiere in Milan, Italy, in 1892 and has retained its popularity since that time.
	www.geocities.com /classical_music_website/leoncavallo.htm (90 words)

	Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
		Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858-1919) was first performed at the Teatro dal Verme in Milan on May 21, 1892.
		It is said that the great success of Cavalleria Rusticana encouraged Leoncavallo to write Pagliacci.
		Pagliacci may be translated into English as "clowns." The reference is not to circus clowns, but to strolling clowns who were pantomimists, singers, and comedians.
	www.geocities.com /jrpsong/pag.html (219 words)

	Opera Explained: LEONCAVALLO - Pagliacci, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
		LEONCAVALLO I Pagliacci: Background - Background to Leoncavallo and libretti
		LEONCAVALLO I Pagliacci: Pagliacci - Intermezzo: Act I to Act II
		LEONCAVALLO I Pagliacci: Pagliacci - Silvio and Nedda's duet
	www.emusic.com /album/10872/10872868.html (248 words)

	Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Classical music composer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Serenade for Cello and Harp (DE!PALJ) By LEONCAVALLO, Ruggiero (1858-1919).
		Ruggero Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919).
		Georges Bizet, Gaetano Donizetti, Friedrich von Flotow, Umberto Giordano, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Jacques Offenbach, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner
	www.classical-composers.org /comp/leoncava (1137 words)

	Ruggero Leoncavallo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Music for Madame (1937) (from "Vesti la giubba" from the opera "I pagliacci";) (as R. Leoncavallo)
		Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Ruggero Leoncavallo
		Find where Ruggero Leoncavallo is credited alongside another name
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	eBay.co.uk - I Pagliacci, CDs, Records, Sheet Music Song Books items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci - vocal score - piano and voice
		OPERA - LEONCAVALLO / MASCAGNI (2xCD) I PAGLIACCI (NEW)
		LEONCAVALLO I Pagliacci - 2 CD NEW CALLAS + DI STEFANO
	search.ebay.co.uk /I-Pagliacci_W0QQftsZ0 (263 words)

	CLLEPAGL.HTM
		There are 115 recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo on file
		According to Tom Peel this recording was made in June 1907 (Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.) and according to John Ardoin in OPERA QUARTERLY (loc.cit.) «only one complete set is known to exist, that in the Yale University sound archives»,.
		Comments:- The CDR issued by Premiere is listed in their printed catalogue as being «New» in «Fall 2001» and is attributed to Philadelphia (2 March 1972).
	k.1asphost.com /clor/CLLEPAGL.HTM (7445 words)

	Leoncavallo Article Archives by KeepMedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		As with so many verismo composers, such as Leoncavallo and Mascagni, Umberto Giordano's name has survived on the strength of a single opera.
		Just as Italians in the eighteenth century would have nothing to do with Gluck, so in the nineteenth century they were extremely uncomfortable with Wagner, an attitude typified by the career of Ruggero Leoncavallo.
		Verismo opera, which flared onto the musical landscape of Italy during the last ten years of the nineteenth century, was largely inspired by the literary realism of writers like Zola and the Sicilian Giovanni Verga, and it, in turn, foreshadowed the world of soap opera.
	www.topix.net /who/leoncavallo/keepmedia (123 words)

	Leoncavallo - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
		Philips Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Muti, Pavarotti, Dessi, Pons, et al
		Vocal score for SATB chorus, soprano solo voice, 2 tenor solo voices and 2 baritone solo voices.
		Franco Corelli - Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci"; and Opera Arias
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