Paul Groves was a child when he first heard that classic, mournful tenor aria usually sung by a clown on opera stages. The song — specifically one of its passages — is usually recognized even by those ...

RUNTIME: About two hours, including one intermission and on-stage extra performances (see below). THUMBNAIL SKETCH: In the long history of the performing arts, traveling troupes would go from town to ...

The Atlanta Opera has released a filmed version of its Big Tent production “Pagliacci” on the digital streaming platform, Spotlight Media, which will allow viewers who missed the outdoor performances ...

This month, Lyric Opera of Chicago is putting on a murderous operatic double feature of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The remaining performances will be at 7:30 p.m.

1 Washington National Opera Announces Plans to Leave the Kennedy Center 2 Post Kennedy Center Split, Washington National Opera Sets Stephen Schwartz Hosted WEST SIDE STORY Gala & More San Diego Opera ...

Roberto Alagna takes on the leading tenor roles in both parts of opera’s most popular double bill. Two tales of passion, jealousy, and death set in southern Italy, Cav/Pag have been all but ...

Two powerful women will be at the helm when Opera San José returns in the new year with the masterful operatic double bill of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, bringing raw ...

OK, so Stephen King’s mega-selling horror book and movie franchise “It” and Italian composer Ruggero Leoncavallo’s 1892 operatic masterpiece don’t actually have much in common, other than the ...