Canio’s not clowning around. His beautiful wife Nedda longs to be free of his clumsy embraces, of her life as a traveling actor, and from the advances of the vile Tonio. When Canio catches her with her lover Silvio, only the start of the troupe’s performance can stay his hand … but not for long. Leoncavallo’s gritty and gorgeous score, based on a true incident witnessed by his policeman father, culminates in one of the most famous and tragic tenor arias of all time: “Vesti la giubba,” the original “Tears of a Clown.”
Music and libretto by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Conducted by Gregory Buchalter
Directed by Jeffrey Marc Buchman
Director Jeffrey Marc Buchman, on expanding Pagliacci
“I have chosen to begin our ‘show within a show’ in Act Two with a series of Neapolitan songs that create an added exploration of the dramatic content of Pagliacci and continue the arc of the story. This expansion will offer greater opportunity to immerse ourselves deep into the complexities of this tragic story and the real human emotions at its core.”
Sung in Italian with projected translations in English and Spanish.
Additional Information
Running time: Two hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission.
Age Appropriateness: Age appropriate for 12 and above. Minimum age to attend is 7.
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