Pictures of
Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian opera composer
(1857-1919)


Leoncavallo's fame rests above all on one opera, I Pagliacci. This opera is an excellent example of Italian verismo (literally, realism; a reaction against Wagner and Italian realism, using a story drawn from everyday life). Other examples of Leoncavallo operas: Chatterton; La Bohème; Zazà; and Der Roland.




Ruggero Leoncavallo




Note: This picture gallery page includes drawings, paintings, photos and images of Ruggero Leoncavallo, his music, activities, friends and family, and the various places where the composer lived and wrote.