Pagliacci is the only work by Ruggero Leonavallo that most people ever encounter, although he composed nine other operas and numerous operettas.
Magazine Article: Rare Works of Leonavallo
For Opera News | April 2021 Ruggero LeonavalloVerismo
Magazine Article: The Jewel of Chicago
For Opera News | October 2020 Edith Mason
Edith Mason’s voice, a luminous lyric soprano, ascended with extraordinary elegance to pristine high pianissimos and sculpted legato phrases. Like Mason herself, her singing lacked any trace of affectation, and her portrayals of opera’s most soulful heroines went straight to the hearts of her listeners.
Magazine Article: “Voice of an Angel: The Young Renata Tebaldi”
For Opera News | November 2014 Renata Tebaldi