#1: The Opera About my grandfather's comune Author: Cathy, Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:41 pm ---- As a child Ruggiero Leoncavallo lived in Montalto Uffugo. A clown troupe came into town and there was a murder. Leoncavallo has said his opera Il Pagliacci was based on that event in my grandfather's comune.
Here's a video www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky271W94VHA