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Ruggero Leoncavallo, an Uncommon card
Ruggero Leoncavallo was an Italian opera composer and librettist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 29,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Ruggero Leoncavallo quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ruggero Leoncavallo card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Today Pagliacci continues to be his most famous opera and one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the ______ repertoire.
Answer
operatic. Today Pagliacci continues to be his most famous opera and one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the operatic repertoire. From the Ruggero Leoncavallo article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs, but it is his ____ opera Pagliacci that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success.
Answer
1890s. 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. From the Ruggero Leoncavallo article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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 repertoire.
- 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.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ruggero Leoncavallo article was read about 29,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ruggero Leoncavallo (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : unknown Photograf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
