Pagliacci

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Pagliacci (1987)

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli

Music, Drama · 1h 12m

The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal. In a jealous rage Canio murders both Nedda and Silvio. Although Leoncavallo's opera was originally set in the late 1860's, Zeffirelli's production is updated to the period between World War I and World War II.

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Cast

Teresa Stratas Nedda Plácido Domingo Canio Juan Pons Tonio
F
Florindo Andreolli Peppe
A
Alberto Rinaldi Silvio
A
Alfredo Pistone
I
Ivan Del Manto Georges Prêtre Self - Conductor
O
Orchestra della Scala Self - Chorus

Crew

Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Writer
Ruggero Leoncavallo

Details

Release date
1987-05-01
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Music, Drama
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Italy
Production
Deutsche Grammophon, Unitel