 In 1907 he went to Italy to complete his musical education at the Conservatorio Reale di Musica of Naples.Upon his graduation in 1910, his operetta, "A Millionaire's Caprice," had its premiere on July 26, 1910 at the Teatro Eldorado of Naples and was produced throughout Italy.The same year DeLeone returned to America, to be Director of Music in the Municipal University at Akron, Ohio.