Pagliacci

05/01/1987

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1hr 12min

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Music

,Drama

STORY

The story is set in southern Italy and 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 advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal. In a jealous rage Canio murders both Nedda and Silvio. Although Leoncavallo's opera was originally set in the late 1860's, Zeffirelli's production is updated to the period between World War I and World War II.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Teresa Stratas
  • Plácido Domingo
  • Juan Pons
  • Florindo Andreolli
  • Alberto Rinaldi

    Director

  • Franco Zeffirelli

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • Italy

LANGUAGES

  • Italian