Overview
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.
Production
Deutsche Grammophon · Unitel
Cast & Characters
Teresa Stratas
Nedda
Plácido Domingo
Canio
Juan Pons
Tonio
Florindo Andreolli
Peppe
Alberto Rinaldi
Silvio
Alfredo Pistone
Ivan Del Manto
Georges Prêtre
Self - Conductor
Orchestra della Scala
Self - Chorus
Directors & Crew
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Writer
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