Details

A short opera first performed in 1892 based on a Harlequin comedy. 'Clowns' - fun, laughter, entertainment, mirth. But offstage? In Leoncavallo's 1892 drama of jealousy and revenge the boundaries between the imaginary world of theatre and the real passions of a troupe of travelling players are broken down with violent results. Canio exacts revenge on his unfaithful wife Nedda and her lover Silvio in the unexpected climax of a play, while their audience realize only gradually the horror unfolding before them. It is an opera of emotional indulgence, from the joyful birdsong that inspires Nedda's 'Stridono lass?' to 'Vesti la giubba', Canio's famous heartrending outburst of self-pity.

Creatives/Company

Author: Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1892)
Lyrics: Ruggero Leoncavallo

Archive listings for Pagliacci (Players)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T01112382380 Company Live Opera. Conductor John Andrews. Director Christopher Luscome. Performer Berrak Dyer (piano). Performer Fenella Humphries (violin). Performer Sophie Gledhill (cello). Performer Peter Auty. Performer Elin Pritchard. Performer Robert Hayward. Performer Nicholas Lester. Performer Aled Hall.
3 Oct 20	General, Outer London :: V1087 listing details L01263172481
T01105270670 Company Irrational Theatre. Director Paula Chitty. Design Paula Chitty. Musical Director Peter Jones. Performer Gergely Kaposi (piano). Lighting Bob Grover. Stage ManagerKate Reynolds. Performer Katy Bingham Best. Performer Jenna Clemence. Performer Samantha Green. Performer Phyllida Jones. Performer Alejandro Montanya Lope. Performer Randy Nichol. Performer Joao Valido Vaz. Performer Adrienne Walters.
3 Feb 19	Southwark Playhouse Borough, Inner London :: V226 listing details L156834261
T0206833724 Pagliacci. Ruggero Leoncavallo's greatest opera. Based on a real life murder case. This thrilling and gritty opera boasts one of the greatest tenor arias of all time and a story to surpass any modern day soap opera. Irrational Theatre returns to the Kings Head Theatre with this freshly adapted and accessible production; Salvador Dali meets The Tiger Lilies with a lesbian twist. As we follow the lives of a troupe of strolling actors, real life crosses into the imaginary until their jealousies, obsession and illicit passions mirror the evening's performance with tragic effect. Sung in Italian.
14 Oct 18	The King's Head Theatre, Inner London :: V235 listing details L01007453265
T02106327503 Sung in Italian with English surtitles.Producer Royal Opera House. Conductor Daniel Oren. Director Damiano Michieletto. Design Paolo Fantin. Costume Carla Teti. Lighting Alessandro Carletti. Company Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Performer Fabio Sartori (Canio). Performer Simon Keenlyside (Tonio). Performer Roberto Frontali (Tonio). Performer Carmen Giannattasio (Nedda). Performer Simona Mihai (Nedda). Performer Andrzej Filonczyk (Silvio). Performer Samuel Dale Johnson (Silvio). Performer Luis Gomes (Beppe).
29 Nov 17 to 13 Jan 18	Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L868320496
T2082867187 Sung in Italian with English titles. Playing as part of 'The Little Greats: Short operas with huge emotions' as a double bill on some dates with L'enfant et les sortileges, Cavalleria rusticana or Osud.Company Opera North. Conductor Aleksandar Markovic. Director Charles Edwards. Design Charles Edwards. Costume Gabrielle Dalton. Lighting Charles Edwards. Director Tim Claydon (movement director). Performer Peter Auty (Canio). Performer Richard Burkhard (Tonio). Performer Joseph Shovelton (Beppe). Performer Phillip Rhodes (Silvio).
16 Nov 17 to 18 Nov 17	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L1615222118
9 Nov 17 to 11 Nov 17	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L01730933086
2 Nov 17 to 4 Nov 17	Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V462 listing details L1349905566
26 Oct 17	Hull New Theatre, Hull :: V934 listing details L01803071657
16 Sep 17 to 21 Oct 17	Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds :: V975 listing details L1751269626
T1662092281 Company OperaUpClose. Adapted by Anna Gregory.
24 Feb 11 to 31 May 11	The King's Head Theatre, Inner London :: V235 listing details L01657059624
T1374839074 Company Englisgh Touring Opera. Company Pegasus Opera. Director Nikolai Foster. Conductor Stuart Stratford. Design Neil Irish. Performer Bernard Abervandana (Canio - some dates). Performer Ronald Samm (Canio - some dates). Performer Allison Buchanan (Nedda). Performer Keel Watson (Tonio). Performer James Cleverton (Silvio). Performer Andrew Clarke (Beppe).
27 May 06	Telford Theatre, Telford :: V110 listing details L079250079
25 May 06	Middlesbrough Theatre, Middlesbrough :: V560 listing details L1656421563
23 May 06	Alive Corn Exchange, Kings Lynn :: V68 listing details L02110936315
20 May 06	South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre, Bracknell :: V731 listing details L330214079
18 May 06	Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks :: V688 listing details L01969374615
16 May 06	Octagon Theatre, Yeovil :: V919 listing details L01039264637
13 May 06	Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage :: V53 listing details L01612116083
9 May 06	Corn Exchange, Newbury :: V732 listing details L01434993145
2 May 06 to 6 May 06	Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L740400599
28 Apr 06 to 29 Apr 06	artsdepot, Outer London :: V320 listing details L1815810885
T1771635144 Sung in English. Running time approx. 1 hourCompany Opera North. Conductor David Parry (exclu Jun 25). Conductor Stuart Stratford (Jun 25). Director Christopher Alden. Design Johan Engels. Costume Sue Willmington. Lighting Adam Silverman. Translation David Parry. Performer Geraint Dodd (Canio). Performer Majella Cullagh (Nedda). Performer Jonathan Summers (Tonio). Performer Iain Paton (Beppe). Performer Mark Stone (Silvio).
22 Jun 04 to 25 Jun 04	Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L01070705597
15 Jun 04 to 18 Jun 04	Theatre Royal, Nottingham :: V462 listing details L0512887955
8 Jun 04 to 11 Jun 04	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L1666700994
1 Jun 04 to 4 Jun 04	Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V570 listing details L0255080133
7 May 04 to 19 May 04	Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds :: V975 listing details L1730556551
T02112689712 Co-owned by Los Angeles Opera Company and The Washington Opera. Production new to the Royal Opera House. The production will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Due to its size and complexity, with over 200 people on stage, it is presented by itself, as it was at its premiere in Milan 1892, rather than sharing the evening with another one-act opera. Zeffirelli strongly believes that Pagliacci gains dramatic intensity and is more effective when performed by itself. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time 1 hour 45 minutes. Sponsored by Coutts (2003). July 16th - BP Opera in the Piazza Live relay from the Royal Opera House.Company Royal Opera. Conductor Antonio Pappano. Director Franco Zeffirelli (original direction). Design Franco Zeffirelli (original design). Costume Raimonda Gaetani. Lighting Joan Sullivan Genthe. Performer Placido Domingo (Canio). Performer Angela Gheorghiu (Nedda). Performer Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Silvio). Performer Lado Ataneli (Tonio). Performer Daniil Shtoda (Beppe). Performer Dennis O'Neill (some dates). Performer Leo Nucci (some dates). Performer Nuccia Focile (some dates). Performer Shawn Mathey (some dates). Performer George Petean (some dates).
13 Jul 03 to 20 Jul 03	Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L1764100946
T01378613061 Sung in Italian, revival.Company Welsh National Opera. Lighting Howard Harrison. Design Michael Yeargan. Conductor Julian Smith. Conductor Carlo Rizzi. Performer Dennis O'Neill (Canio). Performer David Rendall (Canio). Performer Rosalind Sutherland (Nedda). Performer Phillip Joll (Tonio). Performer Peter Sidhom (Tonio). Performer Philip Lloyd Holtam (Beppe). Performer David Stephenson (Silvio).
14 Jul 99 to 16 Jul 99	Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre), Llandudno :: V848 listing details L164827601
8 Jul 99	Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol :: V856 listing details L01892928541
22 Jun 99 to 24 Jun 99	Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L0174938689
16 Jun 99 to 18 Jun 99	Mayflower Theatre, Southampton :: V774 listing details L01903508041
4 Jun 99	New Theatre, Cardiff :: V823 listing details L1727011769
28 May 99	New Theatre, Cardiff :: V823 listing details L1026354537
15 May 99 to 22 May 99	New Theatre, Cardiff :: V823 listing details L36701778
15 May 99 to 22 May 99	New Theatre, Cardiff :: V823 listing details L519652510
T01439175240 Company New Sussex Opera. Company Hanover Band. Conductor Michael Fulcher. Director John Lloyd Davies. Design John Lloyd Davies. Performer Graham Stone (Tonio). Performer Tinuke Olafimihan (Nedda). Performer Lucas de Jong (Silvio). Performer Matthew Thomas (Canio). Performer Richard Sweden (Beppe).
13 Mar 99	Connaught Theatre, Worthing :: V725 listing details L1534421565
T1021278976 Company Surrey Opera.
20 Jul 98 to 24 Jul 98	Minack Theatre, Penzance :: V872 listing details L0825300193
T2079422000 Company Opera Holland Park. Design Sarah Wiliamson. Director Sarah Alexander. Conductor Jonathan Gill.
16 Jun 98 to 27 Jun 98	Opera Holland Park - Open Air Theatre, Inner London :: V203 listing details L794269338
T1023630101 Company Central Festival Opera.
24 Feb 98 to 26 Feb 98	Royal & Derngate, Northampton :: V449 listing details L700100622