Passion, jealousy, and rage collide for Nedda and her husband Canio, leaders of a troupe of traveling street performers. The love triangle they enact on stage is, for them, all too real and all too deadly. Pagliacci is a quintessential Italian verismo opera featuring one of the most famous tenor arias of all times. Conductor Timothy Myers leads an all-star cast including Jonathan Burton as the tragic clown and Leah Partridge singing her first Nedda. MORE
Passion, jealousy, and rage collide for Nedda and her husband Canio, leaders of a troupe of traveling street performers. The love triangle they enact on stage is, for them, all too real and all too deadly. Pagliacci is a quintessential Italian verismo opera featuring one of the most famous tenor arias of all times. Conductor Timothy Myers leads an all-star cast including Jonathan Burton as the tragic clown and Leah Partridge singing her first Nedda.
Music and Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo LESS