Pagliacci

Synopsis

The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal. In a jealous rage Canio murders both Nedda and Silvio. Although Leoncavallo's opera was originally set in the late 1860's, Zeffirelli's production is updated to the period between World War I and World War II.

Main Cast

Teresa Stratas

Nedda

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Plácido Domingo

Canio

Age : 83 | Popularity : 7%

Juan Pons

Tonio

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Florindo Andreolli

Peppe

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alberto Rinaldi

Silvio

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Alfredo Pistone

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ivan Del Manto

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Georges Prêtre

Self - Conductor

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Franco Zeffirelli
Writing	Writer	Ruggero Leoncavallo
Sound	Music	Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Department	Role	Name

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