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. Sung in Italian, revival.

Cast/Performers

Dennis O'Neill (Canio), David Rendall (Canio), Rosalind Sutherland (Nedda), Phillip Joll (Tonio), Peter Sidhom (Tonio), Philip Lloyd Holtam (Beppe), David Stephenson (Silvio)

Creatives/Company

Author: Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1892)
Lyrics: Ruggero Leoncavallo
Company: Welsh National Opera
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Design: Michael Yeargan
Conductor(s): Julian Smith, Carlo Rizzi

Pagliacci (Players)

Pagliacci (Players) (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T01378613061. Details of all Pagliacci (Players) archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2046

Archive Listings

14 Jul 99
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16 Jul 99
Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre)
Llandudno, Gwynedd
Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Jul 99Bristol Hippodrome
Bristol, City of Bristol
Performance Details => Venue archive
22 Jun 99
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24 Jun 99
Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham, West Midlands
Performance Details => Venue archive
16 Jun 99
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18 Jun 99
Mayflower Theatre
Southampton, Hampshire
Performance Details => Venue archive
4 Jun 99New Theatre
Cardiff, Glamorgan
Performance Details => Venue archive
28 May 99New Theatre
Cardiff, Glamorgan
Performance Details => Venue archive
15 May 99
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22 May 99
New Theatre
Cardiff, Glamorgan
Performance Details => Venue archive
15 May 99
  to
22 May 99
New Theatre
Cardiff, Glamorgan
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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