“This opera is a masterclass in emotional storytelling,” said Utah Opera's Artistic Director Christopher McBeth. “It delivers the intensity and thrill of a drama while showcasing some of the most ...

For the first time in its history, the Millennium Event Center opens its doors to an opera that takes over the entire space. Gone is the traditional divide between stage and seat. Instead, you step ...

Verismo Opera’s latest production, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, brings two operas together that span centuries of emotional range from passion and tragedy.

The clown in striped pants, white smock and painted face is one of the most recognizable figures in opera. "I Pagliacci" ("The Clowns"), from which the character is taken, is equally famous. Of the ...

"I Pagliacci” or “The Clowns,” set in a traveling circus, is one of the most popular of opera tragedies, full of irresistible music. Ruggero Leoncavallo’s 1892 dramatic tale — he wrote the libretto ...

In this OCS twofer, Houston Public Media's St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra give quick intros to Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo's ...

Tragedy in opera can deliver an emotional sucker punch like no other medium. Usually, the music is to blame. But when the main characters also work in a clown troupe and must continue to entertain ...

‘I Pagliacci,” Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s tragic tale of adultery and revenge set to glorious music, remains one of the most popular operas since its 1892 premiere. Still, a new adaptation enjoys all ...

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.

Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges were both originally slated to be conducted by Aleksandar Markovic when he was the company’s music director. But the entire enterprise is ...