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Sign in to savePagliacci (; literal translation, 'Clowns') is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. 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. Canio portrays on stage the character of Pagliaccio (Pierrot), while Nedda portays Pierrot's unfaithful lover Columbina.
Key facts
- Opera.name
- Pagliacci
- Opera.composer
- Ruggero Leoncavallo
- Opera.image
- Pagliacci Original Score Cover.jpg
- Opera.caption
- Cover of first piano/vocal score, published in 1892
- Opera.librettist
- Ruggero Leoncavallo
- Opera.language
- Italian
- Opera.premiere_location
- Teatro Dal Verme, Milan
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- Vesti la giubba
- Genre
- verismo
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Composer
- Ruggero Leoncavallo
- Librettist
- Ruggero Leoncavallo
- Image
- Pagliacci Original Score Cover.jpg
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- language of work or name
- Italian
- Commons category
- Pagliacci
- date of first performance
- 1892-05-21
- inception
- 1891-00-00
- number of parts of this work
- 2
- location of first performance
- Teatro dal Verme
- publication date
- 1850-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- opera
- title
- Pagliacci
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