Leoncavallo, Ruggiero
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''Pagliacci'' was performed in [[Milan]] in 1892 with immediate success; today it is the only work by Leoncavallo in the standard operatic repertory. Its most famous aria ''Vesti la giubba'' ("Put on the trappings" or, in the better-known older translation, "On with the motley") was recorded by [[Enrico Caruso]] and became the world's first record to sell a million copies. | ''Pagliacci'' was performed in [[Milan]] in 1892 with immediate success; today it is the only work by Leoncavallo in the standard operatic repertory. Its most famous aria ''Vesti la giubba'' ("Put on the trappings" or, in the better-known older translation, "On with the motley") was recorded by [[Enrico Caruso]] and became the world's first record to sell a million copies. | ||
| − | The next year his ''I Medici'' was also produced in Milan, but neither it nor ''Chatterton'' (1896)—both early works—obtained any favour, and it was not until ''[[La Bohème (Leoncavallo)|La Bohème]]'' was performed in | + | The next year his ''I Medici'' was also produced in Milan, but neither it nor ''Chatterton'' (1896)—both early works—obtained any favour, and it was not until ''[[La Bohème (Leoncavallo)|La Bohème]]'' was performed in 1897 in [[Venice]] that his talent obtained public confirmation. (Its two tenor arias are still occasionally performed, especially in Italy, yet it was outshone by [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]'s opera of the same name and on the same subject (albeit a better libretto), which was premiered in 1896.) Subsequent operas by Leoncavallo were ''Zazà'' (1900) (the opera of [[Geraldine Farrar]]'s famous farewell performance at the [[Metropolitan Opera|Met]]), and ''Der Roland'' (1904). Nothing from the latter opera is heard today, but the baritone aria from ''Zazà'' is still sometimes sung. |
| − | Leoncavallo also wrote songs, most famously ''Mattinata''. He died in [[Montecatini]], [[Tuscany]], in 1919. | + | Leoncavallo also wrote songs, most famously ''Mattinata''. He died in [[Montecatini]], [[Tuscany]], in 1919. |
| − | Leoncavallo was the [[librettist]] for all of his own operas. Many considered him the greatest Italian librettist of his time after [[Arrigo Boito|Boito]]. Among Leoncavallo's librettos for other composers is his contribution to the libretto for Puccini's ''[[Manon Lescaut (Puccini)|Manon Lescaut]].'' | + | ==Legacy== |
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| + | Leoncavallo was the [[librettist]] for all of his own operas. Many considered him the greatest Italian librettist of his time after [[Arrigo Boito|Boito]]. Among Leoncavallo's librettos for other composers is his contribution to the libretto for Puccini's ''[[Manon Lescaut (Puccini)|Manon Lescaut]].'' Leoncavallo was also known as a key contributor to the verismo movement in Italian opera. | ||
==Operas== | ==Operas== | ||
| − | *''[[Pagliacci]]'' ( | + | *''[[Pagliacci]]'' (May 21 1892 [[Teatro Dal Verme]], Milan) |
| − | *''I Medici'' ( | + | *''I Medici'' (9 November 1893 Teatro Dal Verme, Milan) [first part of the trilogy Crepusculum - not completed ] |
| − | *''Chatterton'' ( | + | *''Chatterton'' (10 March 1896 Teatro Argentina, Rome) [rev. of a work written in 1876 ] |
| − | *''[[La Bohème (Leoncavallo)|La Bohème]]'' ( | + | *''[[La Bohème (Leoncavallo)|La Bohème]]'' (6 May 1897 Teatro La Fenice, Venice) |
| − | *''Zazà'' ( | + | *''Zazà'' (10 November 1900 Teatro Lirico, Milan) |
| − | *''Der Roland von Berlin'' ( | + | *''Der Roland von Berlin'' (13 December 1904 Deutsche Oper, Berlin) |
| − | *''Maia'' ( | + | *''Maia'' (15 January 1910 Teatro Costanzi, Rome) |
| − | *''Gli Zingari'' ( | + | *''Gli Zingari'' (16 September 1912 Hippodrome, London) |
*''Mimi Pinson'' (1913 Teatro Massimo, Palermo) [rev. of La Bohème] | *''Mimi Pinson'' (1913 Teatro Massimo, Palermo) [rev. of La Bohème] | ||
| − | *''Edipo Re'' ( | + | *''Edipo Re'' (13 December 1920 Opera Theatre, Chicago) |
==Operettas== | ==Operettas== | ||
*''La jeunesse de Figaro'' (1906, USA) | *''La jeunesse de Figaro'' (1906, USA) | ||
| − | *''Malbrouck'' ( | + | *''Malbrouck'' (19 January 1910 Teatro Nazionale, Rome) |
| − | *''La reginetta delle rose'' ( | + | *''La reginetta delle rose'' (24 June 1912 Teatro Costanzi, Rome) |
| − | *''Are You There?'' ( | + | *''Are You There?'' (1 November 1913 Theatre Prince of Wales, London) |
| − | *''La candidata'' ( | + | *''La candidata'' (6 February 1915 Teatro Nazionale, Rome) |
| − | *''Prestami tua moglie'' ( | + | *''Prestami tua moglie'' (2 September 1916 Casino delle Terme, Montecatini) |
| − | *''Goffredo Mameli ''( | + | *''Goffredo Mameli ''(27 April 1916 Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa) |
| − | *''A chi la giarrettiera? ''( | + | *''A chi la giarrettiera? ''(16 October 1919 Teatro Adriano, Rome) |
| − | *''Il primo bacio'' ( | + | *''Il primo bacio'' (29 April 1923 Salone di cura, Montecatini) |
| − | *''La maschera nuda ''( | + | *''La maschera nuda ''(26 June 1925 Teatro Politeama, Naples) |
==Media== | ==Media== | ||
{{multi-listen start}} | {{multi-listen start}} | ||
| − | {{multi-listen item|filename=Vesti La Giubba.ogg|title=Vesti La Giubba|description=From [[Pagliacci]], performed by [[Enrico Caruso]], recorded on | + | {{multi-listen item|filename=Vesti La Giubba.ogg|title=Vesti La Giubba|description=From [[Pagliacci]], performed by [[Enrico Caruso]], recorded on March 17, 1907|format=[[Ogg]]}} |
{{multi-listen item|filename=No Pagliaccio non son.ogg | {{multi-listen item|filename=No Pagliaccio non son.ogg | ||
|title=No Pagliaccio non son|description=From [[Pagliacci]], performed by [[Enrico Caruso]]|format=[[Ogg]]}} | |title=No Pagliaccio non son|description=From [[Pagliacci]], performed by [[Enrico Caruso]]|format=[[Ogg]]}} | ||
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Ruggiero Leoncavallo (April 23, 1857- August 9, 1919) was an Italian opera composer.
Biography
The son of a judge, Leoncavallo was educated at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in his native city, Naples (the date 1858, given for his birth in older histories of music, is incorrect). 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. (According to Leoncavallo, the plot of this work had a real-life origin: he claimed it derived from a murder trial at which the composer's father had presided.)
Pagliacci was performed in Milan in 1892 with immediate success; today it is the only work by Leoncavallo in the standard operatic repertory. Its most famous aria Vesti la giubba ("Put on the trappings" or, in the better-known older translation, "On with the motley") was recorded by Enrico Caruso and became the world's first record to sell a million copies.
The next year his I Medici was also produced in Milan, but neither it nor Chatterton (1896)—both early works—obtained any favour, and it was not until La Bohème was performed in 1897 in Venice that his talent obtained public confirmation. (Its two tenor arias are still occasionally performed, especially in Italy, yet it was outshone by Puccini's opera of the same name and on the same subject (albeit a better libretto), which was premiered in 1896.) Subsequent operas by Leoncavallo were Zazà (1900) (the opera of Geraldine Farrar's famous farewell performance at the Met), and Der Roland (1904). Nothing from the latter opera is heard today, but the baritone aria from Zazà is still sometimes sung.
Leoncavallo also wrote songs, most famously Mattinata. He died in Montecatini, Tuscany, in 1919.
Legacy
Leoncavallo was the librettist for all of his own operas. Many considered him the greatest Italian librettist of his time after Boito. Among Leoncavallo's librettos for other composers is his contribution to the libretto for Puccini's Manon Lescaut. Leoncavallo was also known as a key contributor to the verismo movement in Italian opera.
Operas
- Pagliacci (May 21 1892 Teatro Dal Verme, Milan)
- I Medici (9 November 1893 Teatro Dal Verme, Milan) [first part of the trilogy Crepusculum - not completed ]
- Chatterton (10 March 1896 Teatro Argentina, Rome) [rev. of a work written in 1876 ]
- La Bohème (6 May 1897 Teatro La Fenice, Venice)
- Zazà (10 November 1900 Teatro Lirico, Milan)
- Der Roland von Berlin (13 December 1904 Deutsche Oper, Berlin)
- Maia (15 January 1910 Teatro Costanzi, Rome)
- Gli Zingari (16 September 1912 Hippodrome, London)
- Mimi Pinson (1913 Teatro Massimo, Palermo) [rev. of La Bohème]
- Edipo Re (13 December 1920 Opera Theatre, Chicago)
Operettas
- La jeunesse de Figaro (1906, USA)
- Malbrouck (19 January 1910 Teatro Nazionale, Rome)
- La reginetta delle rose (24 June 1912 Teatro Costanzi, Rome)
- Are You There? (1 November 1913 Theatre Prince of Wales, London)
- La candidata (6 February 1915 Teatro Nazionale, Rome)
- Prestami tua moglie (2 September 1916 Casino delle Terme, Montecatini)
- Goffredo Mameli (27 April 1916 Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa)
- A chi la giarrettiera? (16 October 1919 Teatro Adriano, Rome)
- Il primo bacio (29 April 1923 Salone di cura, Montecatini)
- La maschera nuda (26 June 1925 Teatro Politeama, Naples)
Media
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External links
- IMSLP - International Music Score Library Project's Ruggero Leoncavallo page.
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