A single cast was announced Aug. 24 for "I Pagliacci (The Clowns)," which opens the 20th season of Opera in the Heights Sept. 18 at Lambert Hall. The 1892 "comic thriller" by Ruggero Leoncavallo will ...

Tenor Limmie Pulliam has the iconic role of the clown Canio in Florida Grand Opera’s production of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” — and he agrees with the assessment of great singers before him, ...

In 1904, Enrico Caruso's recording of "Vesti la giubba," the aria from the conclusion of Act One of Ruggero Leoncavallo's 1892 opera " I Pagliacci," became the first million-selling record in history.

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Want to know why some people hate clowns? Check out the Fargo-Moorhead Opera's "I Pagliacci" this weekend. The central character is ground zero for sad, dark, twisted clowns. We don't want to give ...

It is concise, utterly dramatic, and totally believable. Full of heat and rushing melody, it never stops. The opera’s as theatrical as its setting. The work has entered the world’s consciousness with ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Gripping stories, gritty realism and great music mark “Il Tabarro” and “I Pagliacci,” the two one-act operas in Opera Theatre of ...