Pagliacci

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.

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli

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Cast

Teresa Stratas

Nedda

Plácido Domingo

Canio

Juan Pons

Tonio

Florindo Andreolli

Peppe

Alberto Rinaldi

Silvio

Alfredo Pistone

Ivan Del Manto

Georges Prêtre

Self - Conductor

Orchestra della Scala

Self - Chorus

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