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A double bill fuelled by sexual jealousy contrasts Wolf-Ferrari's elegant honeymoon comedy with Leoncavallo's shocking story of a double murder. When Gil detects the scent of a cigarette in his apartment, he assumes that his wife, Susanna, has taken a lover, but Susanna's secret is not what it seems. When Canio the clown is told that his wife, Nedda, is unfaithful, he determines to wreak revenge on her and her lover, bringing a bloody end to their Harlequinade. Sophisticated and deadly, Pagliacci was purported to be based on true crime, while Il segreto di Susanna anticipates the screwball comedies of 1930s Hollywood, with music of delicious wit and charm.

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Music(s): Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (Ilsegreto di Susanna), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Pagliacci)