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Pagliacci (Italian pronunciation: [paʎˈʎattʃi]; literal translation, 'Clowns') [a] is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio on stage during a ...
A joke dating from at least the 19th century exemplifies the sad clown paradox. The joke involves a doctor recommending his depressed patient to visit a great clown in town (in modern versions often named Pagliacci [a]), but it turns out that the patient is actually the clown out of costume. [43]
Vesti la giubba" (Italian: [ˈvɛsti la ˈdʒubba], "Put on the costume", often referred to as "On With the Motley", from the original 1893 translation by Frederic Edward Weatherly) is a tenor aria from Ruggero Leoncavallo's 1892 opera Pagliacci.
This is a partial discography of Pagliacci, an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo which premiered at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan on May 21, 1892 conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Stand-alone recordings [ edit ]
Pagliacci Pizza is a Seattle-based pizza chain. It has 26 locations in King County and Snohomish counties, primarily in the city of Seattle. [1] [2] The first Pagliacci Pizza location opened on February 19, 1979, at 4529 University Way in Seattle's University District. Over the years, this location underwent many face-lifts and remodeling ...
Pagliacci (English: Clowns) is an opera written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo, that premiered in 1892. Pagliacci or I Pagliacci (English: The Clowns) may also refer to: Adaptations of Leoncavallo's opera: I Pagliacci, a silent Italian film based on the opera; I Pagliacci, a silent British film based on the opera
Pagliacci is a 1982 Italian film of Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, directed by Franco Zeffirelli. All the actors, including Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas in the starring roles, were opera singers who sang their own parts. Pagliacci was shot at Milan's La Scala opera house and on a movie sound stage.
Love of a Clown, or Pagliacci, is a 1948 Italian film based on Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, directed by Mario Costa. The film stars Tito Gobbi and Gina Lollobrigida. It 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 ...