Leoncavallo

American  

[le-awn-kah-vahl-law] / lɛˌɔn kɑˈvɑl lɔ /

noun

1. Ruggiero 1858–1919, Italian operatic composer and librettist.

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Leoncavallo British  

/ leoŋkaˈvallo /

noun

1. Ruggiero (rudˈdʒɛːro). 1858–1919, Italian composer of operas, notably I Pagliacci (1892)

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Example Sentences

Jesus does not physically appear on stage, so the story's focus is on the ordinary people sharing their compassion when confronted with the evil of empire, in the same vein as Puccini's humble bohemians or Ruggero Leoncavallo's commedia performers.

From Salon

The title of which opera composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo literally means Clowns?

From Slate

In 1999, Mr. Castronovo made his professional Met debut as Beppe in Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci.”

From New York Times

Nedda, the leading female character of Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci,” must die rather than consummate true love.

From New York Times

And much as Leoncavallo’s opera reveals the fluid boundaries between art and life, Ms. Jaho says she believes that a singer must be “real onstage” in order to serve the music.

From New York Times