Ruggero Leoncavallo was one of the most important exponents of melodic verismo.
His masterpiece Pagliacci, based on the composer’s libretto, with its strong dramatic sense and immediately effective melodic inspiration, is considered the quintessence of melodic Verismo.

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s death, the two stamps feature:

Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857 – 1919), Effigy of the composer from a private collection.
©2019. Photo Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Scala, Florence.

Reduced score of the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Naples, Museo Storico Musicale.
©2019. De Agostini Picture Library/Scala, Florence.