Ruggero Leoncavallo

Ruggero Leoncavallo experienced the joy of his first opera being a resounding hit that unfortunately would be a millstone around his neck by which all of his other operas would be judged, and on this week’s Sunday Opera (11/8 3:00 p.m.), we’ll hear a performance of that opera, “Pagliacci,” from the Opera Festival of Chicago.

A traditional opera double bill from the Bavarian State Opera is on tap for this week’s “Sunday Opera” (9/28 3:00 p.m.) featuring tragic tales of domestic strife in Pietro Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.”

One of the most iconic pairings of two one-act operas is featured on this week’s Sunday Opera (12/13 3:00 p.m.) with Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and…