Pagliacci
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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.
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Cast
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Teresa Stratas
Nedda
Also in
La traviata
Giuditta
Plácido Domingo
Canio
Known for
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Juan Pons
Tonio
Also in
L'Elisir d'Amore
Nabucco
Florindo Andreolli
Peppe
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Andrea Chenier
Alberto Rinaldi
Silvio
Also in
En cuerpo y alma
El hijo del crack
Alfredo Pistone
Ivan Del Manto
Also in
Turandot
Andrea Chénier - La Scala
Georges Prêtre
Self - Conductor
Also in
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2008
Puccini - Turandot (1969) Birgit Nilsson
Orchestra della Scala
Self - Chorus
Also in
Verdi – Messa da Requiem
Aida
Franco Zeffirelli Director · Ruggero Leoncavallo Writer
United States release November 9, 1984 · Produced in Italy · Production Unitel
Production
Deutsche Grammophon
Production
Unitel
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · January 1, 1982
TV
United States · November 9, 1984
TV · PBS - Great Performances
France
May 1, 1987 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
April 13, 2005 · Physical · DVD - Paired with Cavalleria rusticana
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