Leoncavallo, Ruggiero

1857 - Born on the 23rd of April is a Italian opera composer.

Educated at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in his native city, Naples.

1892 - He produced Pagliacci was performed in Milan with immediate success.

1896 - I Medici was produced in Milan, but neither it nor Chatterton.

Many considered him the greatest Italian librettist of his time after Boito.