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Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Italian opera composer (1858-1924)
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Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni
Italian composer known for operas
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Umberto Giordano
Umberto Giordano
Italian opera composer
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Giacomo Aragall
Giacomo Aragall
Spanish opera singer
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Piero Cappuccilli
Piero Cappuccilli
Operatic baritone
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Giuliano Bernardi
Giuliano Bernardi
Italian opera singer
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Fausto Cleva
Fausto Cleva
American conductor
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Carlo Bergonzi
Carlo Bergonzi
Italian opera singer
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Rolando Panerai
Rolando Panerai
Italian opera singer
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Selva Erdener
Selva Erdener
Turkish singer
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Mario Del Monaco
Mario Del Monaco
Italian opera singer
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Liselotte Hammes
Liselotte Hammes
German operatic soprano and voice teacher
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Željko Lučić
Željko Lučić
Serbian operatic baritone
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Tullio Serafin
Tullio Serafin
Italian conductor
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Ruggero Raimondi
Ruggero Raimondi
Italian opera singer
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Italian composer

Ruggero Leoncavallo

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Italian composer
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Leoncavallo on a 1910 postcard

Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (UK: /ˌleɪɒnkæˈvæloʊ/ LAY-on-kav-AL-oh, US: /ˌleɪoʊnkəˈvɑːloʊ, -kɑːˈ-/ LAY-ohn-kə-VAH-loh, -⁠kah-, Italian: [rudˈdʒɛːro leˌoŋkaˈvallo]; 23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Although he produced numerous operas and other songs throughout his career it is his opera Pagliacci (1892) that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success.

Today he remains largely known for Pagliacci, one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the opera repertory. His other compositions include the song "Mattinata", popularized by Enrico Caruso, and the symphonic poem La Nuit de mai.