Leoncavallo: Vocal Works

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Explore the complete catalog of Vocal compositions by Leoncavallo. This curated list includes composition years, historical Wikipedia context, and interactive audio to add specific tracks directly to your listening queue.

Title Year Actions
Aprile

Rico Saccani (born April 16, 1952) is a conductor who served as music director and artistic adviser of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra between 1996 and 2005 and was principal guest conductor of the Hungarian State Opera from 1985 to 2005.

Brise de mer
C'è nel tuo sguardo
Canzone d'amore

The following discography contains all known published (and some, but not all unpublished) recordings by Enrico Caruso. The recordings are listed chronologically by recording date, title, composer and matrix number. Occasionally, multiple takes of the same selection (usually, but not always, recorded during the same session) have been issued. When more than one take was published for a particular selection, all of the published take numbers are listed chronologically, following the matrix number. If only one take was issued, no take number is listed after the matrix number. Matrix numbers should not be confused with catalog numbers. A discography of select Caruso collections issued on Long Play records and Compact disc follows the main discography.

Déclaration
Donna vorrei morir
Hymne à la lyre
Invocation à la muse
La chanson des yeux
Lasciate amar
Mandolinata
Mattinata, for voice and piano

Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs, but it is his 1892 opera Pagliacci that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success. Today Pagliacci continues to be his most famous opera and one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the operatic repertory. His other notable compositions include the song "Mattinata", popularized by Enrico Caruso, and, to a lesser extent, his version of La bohème which, however, was overshadowed by Puccini's highly successful opera of the same name.

Mattinata; Wien, Wien, nur du allein; Amapola; O sole mio
Ne m'oubliez pas

Opera Rara is a London-based opera company and recording label which specialises in recording and performing forgotten operatic repertoire from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Founded in 1970 by bel canto enthusiasts Patric Schmid and Don White, Opera Rara's recordings are internationally distributed by Warner Classics. In September 2019, Italian conductor Carlo Rizzi succeeded Sir Mark Elder as artistic director.

Notte ha steso il gran vel
Nuit de décembre

Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (French: [alfʁɛd də mysɛ]; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century).

Nuit de mai, for chorus and orchestra

Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (French: [alfʁɛd də mysɛ]; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century).

Pensiero

Encore, released in October 2001, is the second album by British tenor Russell Watson. This album peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Classical Albums Chart on 18 October 2002.

Qu'a jamais le soleil
Se!

"Vesti la giubba" (Italian: [ˈvɛsti la ˈdʒubba], "Put on the costume", often referred to as "On With the Motley", from the original 1893 translation by Frederic Edward Weatherly) is a tenor aria from Ruggero Leoncavallo's 1892 opera Pagliacci. "Vesti la giubba" is sung at the conclusion of the first act, when Canio discovers his wife's infidelity, but must nevertheless prepare for his performance as Pagliaccio the clown because "the show must go on". The aria is often regarded as one of the most moving in the operatic repertoire of the time. The pain of Canio is portrayed in the aria and exemplifies the entire notion of the "tragic clown": smiling on the outside but crying on the inside. This is still displayed today, as the clown motif often features the painted-on tear running down the cheek of the performer. Enrico Caruso's recordings of the aria, from 1902, 1904 and 1907, were among the top selling records of the 78-rpm era and reached over a million sales. This aria is often used in popular culture, and has been featured in many renditions, mentions, and spoofs.

Sérénade française, "Au clair de la lune, mon gentil Pierrot"
Vieni, amor mio

The following discography contains all known published (and some, but not all unpublished) recordings by Enrico Caruso. The recordings are listed chronologically by recording date, title, composer and matrix number. Occasionally, multiple takes of the same selection (usually, but not always, recorded during the same session) have been issued. When more than one take was published for a particular selection, all of the published take numbers are listed chronologically, following the matrix number. If only one take was issued, no take number is listed after the matrix number. Matrix numbers should not be confused with catalog numbers. A discography of select Caruso collections issued on Long Play records and Compact disc follows the main discography.