Organization

Conductor

Dean Williamson

Stage director

John Hoomes

Singer

Tenor

Jonathan Burton

Canio

Soprano

Keri Alkema

Nedda

Baritone

Andrew Manea

Tonio

Joseph Lim

Silvio

Anthony Ciaramitaro

Peppe

Nashville Opera

Orchestra

Nashville Opera Orchestra

Italian

Pagliacci

Nashville

United States

TPAC

Pagliacci Leoncavallo

Public

Private

English

Approved

Music and Libretto: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Premiere: May 21, 1892
Danger brews in the heart of a small traveling carnival. The jealous star clown, Canio, suspects that his sexy clown wife Nedda is playing him for a fool. During an evening performance of their usual clown comedy show, theater and reality blend into one, as the enraged Canio exacts his terrible revenge. Based on a true story, Leoncavallo’s opera paints a vivid portrait of unbridled passion, betrayal, and revenge; revealing that sometimes, behind a clown’s painted, cheery smile, the darkness hides and waits.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble