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pagliacci
By RuggIero Leoncavallo
Benedum Center
Saturday, October 14, 2006* 8 pm
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 7 pm
Friday, October 20, 2006 8 pm
Sunday, October 22, 2006 2 pm
Feel the blaze of fiery Italian opera! Comedy turns to tragedy when Pagliaccio finds his wife in the arms of her lover. Dishonor demands revenge, propelling the drama toward its shocking conclusion. It’s a story ripped from the headlines!
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THE CAST
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Canio/Pagliacci
Nedda/Columbina
Tonio/Taddeo
Silvio
Beppe/Arlecchino
Villager
Villager

Richard Leech
Mary Mills

Lester Lynch
Michael Todd Simpson
Arthur Espiritu

Daniel Billings
Jason Karn


PRODUCTION
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Conductor
Stage Director
Set Designer
Costume Designer

Richard Buckley
Garnett Bruce
Claude Girard
Meredith Caron

Estimated running time: one hour and 34 minutes including one 25-minute intermission.

Cast and opera are subject to change without notice.
A Montreal Opera Production.

Production photos by David Bachman

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HEAR THE MUSIC!
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audio “Non mi tentar”
Mirella Freni
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audio “Vesti, la giubba”
Luciano Pavarotti
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To purchase or download the entire
recording, go to
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UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD!

Sung in Italian with English translations projected above the stage.


 

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