Ruggero Leoncavallo wrote both music and libretto for Pagliacci in 1891–1892. Set near Montalto in Calabria during the August religious festival, Pagliacci follows travelling actors whose staged comedy becomes a real murder. Canio discovers his wife Nedda’s infidelity and kills her and her lover, Silvio, before an initially unsuspecting audience. Inspired by the success of… Continue reading Pagliacci (Leoncavallo)
