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Ruggero Leoncavallo(1857-1919)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Ruggero Leoncavallo was born on 23 April 1857 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Naples, Campania, Italy]. He was a writer and composer, known for Moonraker (1979), The Untouchables (1987) and To Rome with Love (2012). He was married to Berthe Rambaud. He died on 9 August 1919 in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy.
BornApril 23, 1857
DiedAugust 9, 1919(62)
BornApril 23, 1857
DiedAugust 9, 1919(62)
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Known for

Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, and Richard Kiel in Moonraker (1979)
Moonraker
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Vesti la giubba" from "Pagliacci")
  • 1979
Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith in The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables
7.8
  • Soundtrack("Vesti la giubba" aria from opera "Pagliacci")
  • 1987
To Rome with Love (2012)
To Rome with Love
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Excerpts from Son qua, son qua", "Excerpts from Vesti la giubba", "Excerpts from Duetto e Finale")
  • 2012
Alexandra Daddario, Robbie Amell, and Adam Devine in When We First Met (2018)
When We First Met
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Recitar! Vesti la Guibba")
  • 2018

Credits

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Writer

  • Leoncavallo & Mascagni: Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana (2021)
    Leoncavallo & Mascagni: Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana
    Video
    • libretto: Pagliacci
    • 2021
  • Zazà (2020)
    Zazà
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (2016)
    Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
    Video
    • libretto: Pagliacci
    • 2016
  • Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (2016)
    Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
    Video
    • libretto: Pagliacci
    • 2016
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • libretto by: Pagliacci (as the composer)
    • 2015
  • Manon Lescaut
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2014
  • Oi paliatsoi (2013)
    Oi paliatsoi
    TV Movie
    • libretto: Pagliacci
    • 2013
  • Cavalleria rusticana - Pagliacci (2011)
    Cavalleria rusticana - Pagliacci
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • libretto "Pagliacci"
    • 2011
  • Pagliacci (2010)
    Pagliacci
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2010
  • Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci (2007)
    Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci
    TV Movie
    • libretto: I Pagliacci
    • 2007
  • Pagliacci (1998)
    Pagliacci
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1998
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
    Great Performances at the Met
    8.1
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • libretto by
    • 1994–2015
  • Der Bajazzo
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1987
  • Pagliacci (1982)
    Pagliacci
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1982
  • Bob herceg (1972)
    Musical TV Theater
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1979

Music Department

  • Alicia Plaza, Tania Sarabia, Natasha Isabella Martínez, Gioia Arismendi, Liliana Meléndez, Stephanie Cardone Fulop, and Yasmin Fulop in Ritorno (2023)
    Ritorno
    Short
    • theme music composer
    • 2023
  • Leoncavallo & Mascagni: Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana (2021)
    Leoncavallo & Mascagni: Pagliacci/Cavalleria Rusticana
    Video
    • music: Pagliacci
    • 2021
  • Zazà (2020)
    Zazà
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 2020
  • Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (2016)
    Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
    Video
    • music: Pagliacci
    • 2016
  • Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (2016)
    Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
    Video
    • music: Pagliacci
    • 2016
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 2015
  • The Singer (2015)
    The Singer
    • Music Department
    • 2015
  • Cuando Volvamos a Vernos (2014)
    Cuando Volvamos a Vernos
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2014
  • Pagliacci & Cavalleria Rusticana
    Video
    • music: Pagliacci
    • 2014
  • Oi paliatsoi (2013)
    Oi paliatsoi
    TV Movie
    • music
    • 2013
  • Cavalleria Rusticana/I pagliacci (2011)
    Cavalleria Rusticana/I pagliacci
    TV Movie
    • music by: "Pagliacci"
    • 2011
  • Cavalleria rusticana - Pagliacci (2011)
    Cavalleria rusticana - Pagliacci
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • music by: "Pagliacci"
    • 2011
  • Bravo Pavarotti (2010)
    Bravo Pavarotti
    Video
    • music
    • 2010
  • Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci (2007)
    Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci
    TV Movie
    • music: I Pagliacci
    • 2007
  • Pagliacci (1998)
    Pagliacci
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1998

Composer

  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in Great Performances at the Met (1977)
    Great Performances at the Met
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978–1983
  • Bob herceg (1972)
    Musical TV Theater
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Ragnar Ulfung in Bajadser (1969)
    Bajadser
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Der Bajazzo: Duett der Nedda
    Short
    • Composer (opera 'Pagliacci')
    • 1908

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Leoncavallo
  • Born
    • April 23, 1857
    • Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Naples, Campania, Italy]
  • Died
    • August 9, 1919
    • Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy
  • Spouse
    • Berthe Rambaud? - August 9, 1919 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles

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