Leoncavallo - Pagliacci | Vickers, Kabaivanska, Glossop, Karajan (La Scala - Opera Film 1968)

Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo
Librettist: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Premiere: 21 may 1892, Milan (Teatro Dal Verme)
Language: Italian
Translation: English subtitles
Synopsis: https://www.opera-arias.com/leoncavallo/pagliacci/synopsis/

Pagliacci (literal translation, "Clowns"), sometimes incorrectly rendered with a definite article as 'I Pagliacci', is an opera consisting of a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It is the only opera of Leoncavallo that is still widely staged.

Pagliacci is often staged with Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, a double bill known colloquially as "Cav and Pag": https://www.bitchute.com/video/1A1X6jA3aRoK/

The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio on stage during a performance.

Cast & Characters:
Canio - Jon Vickers
Nedda - Raina Kabaivanska
Tonio - Peter Glossop
Silvio - Rolando Panerai
Peppe - Sergio Lorenzi

Staged by Paul Hager
Directed by Herbert von Karajan
Set and Costume Design by Georges Wakhevitch

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Chorus Master: Roberto Benaglio
Conductor and Artistic Supervision: Herbert von Karajan