Pagliacci (1987)

• 81%
• 1987
• Drama
• Musik
• Teresa Stratas
• Plácido Domingo
• Juan Pons

The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead-clowns oder clown in German) in der commedia dell ' arte-truppe, his wife, Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the crew, he tells Canio about Nedda' ' s verrat. In a jealous rage Canio: mord 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.