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Contents. Pagliacci. For other uses, see Pagliacci (disambiguation). Pagliacci (Italian pronunciation: [paʎˈʎattʃi]; literal translation, 'Clowns') [ a ] is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical ...
Pagliacci. (1948 film) Love of a Clown, or Pagliacci, is a 1948 Italian film based on Ruggero Leoncavallo 's opera Pagliacci, directed by Mario Costa. The film stars Tito Gobbi and Gina Lollobrigida. It 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.
See media help. " Vesti la giubba " (Italian: [ˈvɛsti la ˈdʒubba], "Put on the costume", often referred to as "On With the Motley ", from the original 1893 translation by Frederic Edward Weatherly) is a tenor aria from Ruggero Leoncavallo 's 1892 opera Pagliacci. " Vesti la giubba " is sung at the conclusion of the first act, when Canio ...
Pierrot (/ ˈpɪəroʊ / PEER-oh, US also / ˈpiːəroʊ, ˌpiːəˈroʊ / PEE-ə-roh, PEE-ə-ROH; French: [pjɛʁo] ⓘ), a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte, has his origins in the late 17th-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne. The name is a diminutive of Pierre (Peter ...
Pagliacci. discography. This is a partial discography of Pagliacci, an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo which premiered at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan on May 21, 1892 conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
Joseph Grimaldi (18 December 1778 – 31 May 1837) [1] was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most popular English entertainer of the Regency era. [2] In the early 19th century, he expanded the role of Clown in the harlequinade that formed part of British pantomimes, notably at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Sadler's ...
Michael Geier, better known as his Pagliacci-inspired clown alter ego Puddles Pity Party, is an American singer and entertainer based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. [1] [2] Geier garnered international fame as Puddles in the 2010s when he collaborated with Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, in which a cover of Lorde's "Royals" went viral, and he was dubbed "The Sad Clown with the Golden Voice".
The Ghost Clown – evil hypnotist clown featured in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode titled "Bedlam in the Big Top" Gamzee Makara – clown-like Highblood Troll and one of the antagonists of the webcomic "Homestuck" I Pagliacci, (The Clowns) – tragic opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo prominently features Arlecchino as a character