Paul Groves was a child when he first heard that classic, mournful tenor aria usually sung by a clown on opera stages. The song — specifically one of its passages — is usually recognized even by those ...

Ozarks Lyric Opera’s production of Pagliacci will begin with the traditional entrance of the troupe along with the famous “Vesti la giubba” clown aria, and a three-minute film of the cast, ...

San Diego Opera opened its 2025-26 season on a Halloween night with an appropriately disturbing opera about a murderous clown. Its unsavory plot hasn’t kept Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci from ...

This month, Lyric Opera of Chicago is putting on a murderous operatic double feature of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The remaining performances will be at 7:30 p.m.

The Atlanta Opera has released a filmed version of its Big Tent production “Pagliacci” on the digital streaming platform, Spotlight Media, which will allow viewers who missed the outdoor performances ...

Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) will open its 2024-25 season with Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” Nov. 8 and 10 at the Lobero Theatre. Based on a true story, Pagliacci “Clowns” tells the tale of Canio, leader of ...

RUNTIME: About two hours, including one intermission and on-stage extra performances (see below). THUMBNAIL SKETCH: In the long history of the performing arts, traveling troupes would go from town to ...

Opera Vermont will present “Pagliacci,” Collier’s adaptation of Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” with music from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana,” at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22, at the ...

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Tenor Limmie Pulliam has the iconic role of the clown Canio in Florida Grand Opera’s production of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” — and he agrees with the assessment of great singers before him, ...