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Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian composer (1857–1919)
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Summary

Ruggero Leoncavallo was born on April 23, 1857[1], in Naples[2]. He died on August 9, 1919[3], in Montecatini Terme[4]. He worked as a librettist[5], composer[6], pianist[7], screenwriter[8], and conductor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,986 views/month, #7,139 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Madonna del Ponte Church[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy[12]
  • Occupation: musician[13]
  • Field of work: performing arts[14], music[15]
  • Educated at: University of Bologna[16], San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music[17]
  • Notable work: Pagliacci[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Genre: opera[20]
  • Commons category: Ruggero Leoncavallo[21]
  • Family name: Leoncavallo[22]
  • Given name: Roger[23], Ruggiero[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ruggero Leoncavallo[25]
  • Commons gallery: Ruggero Leoncavallo[26]
  • Student of: Giosuè Carducci[27], Beniamino Cesi[28]
  • Instrument: piano[29]
  • Described by source: 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[30], Riemann's Music Dictionary[31], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], BEIC Digital Library[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[37]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[38]
  • Name in native language: Ruggero Leoncavallo[39]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[40]

  • Country: IT[41]

  • Began / founded: 1857-04-23[42]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1919-08-09[43]

  • Genre(s): classical, opera[44]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, italian composer, opera[45]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9bfbcb17-bd72-444e-be7d-0129b6389ca1[46]

Why It Matters

Ruggero Leoncavallo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Ruggero Leoncavallo born?

Ruggero Leoncavallo was born in Naples[2].

Where did Ruggero Leoncavallo die?

Ruggero Leoncavallo died in Montecatini Terme[4].

What did Ruggero Leoncavallo do for work?

Ruggero Leoncavallo worked as a librettist[5], composer[6], pianist[7], screenwriter[8], and conductor[9].

Where did Ruggero Leoncavallo go to school?

Ruggero Leoncavallo was educated at University of Bologna[16] and San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music[17].

Related Entities

Giosuè Carducci Kingdom of Italy Montecatini Terme music Resurrection San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . EB-12 / Leoncavallo, Ruggiero. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . The Welte-Mignon: its music and musicians. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . leoncavallo.ch. Retrieved . leoncavallo.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . EB-12 / Leoncavallo, Ruggiero. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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