The clown in striped pants, white smock and painted face is one of the most recognizable figures in opera. "I Pagliacci" ("The Clowns"), from which the character is taken, is equally famous. Of the ...

San Diego Opera kicked off its 2025-26 season on Halloween night, where many audience members at the San Diego Civic Theatre showed up in costume, and horror movie-style drama unfolded onstage in ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Tenor John Horton Murray will be on stage this weekend, as the unhappy clown singing the aria "Vesti la giubba" in If you've seen a lot of movies or watch a lot of TV, you've probably ...

"I Pagliacci” or “The Clowns,” set in a traveling circus, is one of the most popular of opera tragedies, full of irresistible music. Ruggero Leoncavallo’s 1892 dramatic tale — he wrote the libretto ...

Opera, one of the world's most venerable and enduring art forms, has struggled in recent years. Aging patrons, an air of elitism, steep ticket prices, a younger generation's unfamiliarity with the art ...

When it comes to challenging operatic roles for tenors, the clown troupe leader Canio in Leoncavallo Ruggero’s beloved 1892 “Pagliacci” is right up there. It requires power-singing, vocal range and ...

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 ...

The Atlanta Opera has released a filmed version of its Big Tent production “Pagliacci” on the digital streaming platform, Spotlight Media, which will allow viewers who missed the outdoor performances ...