Born: 8-Mar-1857
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: 9-Aug-1919
Location of death: Montecatini Terme, Italy
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Cimitero Monumentale Delle Porte Sante, Florence, Italy

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Composer

Nationality: Italy
Executive summary: Pagliacci

Italian operatic composer, was born at Naples and educated for music at the conservatoire there. After some years spent in teaching and in ineffectual attempts to obtain the production of more than one opera, his Pagliacci was performed at Milan in 1892 with immediate success; and next year his Medici was also produced there. But neither the latter nor Chatterton (1896) -- both early works -- obtained any favor; and it was not until La Bohėme was performed in 1897 at Venice that his talent obtained public confirmation. Subsequent operas by Leoncavallo were Zaza (1900), and Der Roland (1904). In all these operas he was his own librettist.

Wife: Berthe Rambaud (singer)

    University: Naples Conservatory

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