Ruggero Leoncavallo was an Italian opera composer. He was born in 1857, and his first major work, Pagliacci, was performed in 1892. It had some success, but certainly didn’t bring Leoncavallo universal recognition. However, as of today, it is the only staged work of him – even Chatterton, arguably the first record in the world to sell a million copies, is forgotten. Given that Leoncavallo is considered one of the greatest Italian librettists, ignoring his other works is somewhat disrespectful. Take, for example, Zazà – yes, certain arias from this opera can be heard time to time, but what if even they will fall into oblivion? I think all I can do is act to prevent and inform more people about Leoncavallo's music. Here's his aria O mio Piccolo tavolo ingombrato from Act III of Zazà.
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