I Pagliacci / 1985

Cavalleria rusticana / I Pagliacci / 1976

Plácido Domingo takes on the leading tenor roles in this 1976 live performance at the NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Pagliaccio /

A sad clown encountering little boy with a balloon

Cavalleria rusticana - Pagliacci / 2011

Gigli: Ridi Pagliaccio / 1941

Released from prison after 20 years, Canio finds his daughter adopted by a wealthy family and about to marry. When he meets Leoncavallo, the composer is moved to create one of history's greatest operas.

Cavalleria Rusticana - Pagliacci - Live from the Zurich Opera House /

La Cavalleria rusticana di Pietro Mascagni ei Pagliacci di Ruggero Leoncavallo parlano al cuore e all'anima.

Pagliaccio / 2007

Sadness is just a smile away.

I Pagliacci / 1954

Franco Corelli is featured in this 1954 filmed version of Leoncavallo's opera, along with Tito Gobbi. The film also features opera arias from "The Rose of Stambul," "Aida," "Cavalleria Rusticana," "Igemisco" and "Il Trovatore." 104 minuts, black & white.

Pagliacci - The Manoel / 2013

A dramatic tale of love and betrayal, Pagliacci revolves around a commedia del arte troupe. Canio and Nedda are married, and the leads in the troupe along with Tonio and Beppe, however Nedda is secretly having an affair with Silvio. ... During a performance, Canio confronts Nedda, and stabs her.

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / 2020

Streamed live on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 3.30 PM (CET) from Teatro Municipale Valli di Reggio Emilia (Italy). CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA // Music by Pietro Mascagni Opera in one act Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci adapted from a short story by Giovanni Verga PAGLIACCI // Music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo Opera in a prologue and two acts

I pagliacci / 1943

La trama è costruita sulla narrazione del protagonista che ha ucciso la moglie e che ha finito di scontare la pena, in occasione delle nozze della figlia. A recepire la tragica vicenda è proprio il musicista Ruggero Leoncavallo.

Famous Scenes from Pagliacci / 1934

Scenes from Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera with Canio, the clown, introducing actors who are seen in pantomime while the operatic voices are heard off-screen. Canio discovers his wife has been unfaithful but carries on with his performance.

Mario Del Monaco: Pagliacci / 1961

The incomparable tenor Mario Del Monaco in his breathtaking 1961 live performance in Japan with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, the Italian Opera Chorus, the Fujiwara Opera Chorus, and the Tokyo Choraliers, all under the direction of Giuseppe Morelli.

The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci / 2015

Director David McVicar’s new production brings opera’s favorite double bill to new life, setting the two operas in the same Sicilian setting, separated by two generations. Marcelo Álvarez takes on the rare feat of singing both leading tenor roles. In Cavalleria, he is Turiddu, the young man who abandons Santuzza (Eva-Maria Westbroek) in his pursuit of the married Lola (Ginger Costa-Jackson)—and ends up being killed in a duel with her husband, Alfio (George Gagnidze). In Pagliacci, Álvarez is Canio, the leader of a traveling vaudeville troupe. Patricia Racette sings Nedda, his unfaithful young wife, whose plans to run away with her lover are foiled by her spurned admirer Tonio (George Gagnidze)—with equally tragic consequences. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.

Pagliaccio / 2022

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / 2010

Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera recorded in 2009. Conductor Stefano Ranzani leads the orchestra and chorus of the Zurich Opera House, with performances by Argentinian tenor Jose Cura, Carlo Guelfi and Fiorenza Cedolins.

Ridi pagliaccio / 1941

When she is in jail to defend her colleague, the secretary Anna Alessandri finds out that her man got engaged to another woman.

The Magician / 2006

Failed magician Iskender decides to do a tour to save his career, but has to bring his grumpy and senile father along. The tour is quite unexpectedly interrupted when a bride actually disappears from the stage.

Cavalleria rusticana / 1982

La scena si svolge in un paese siciliano (ispirato a Vizzini) durante il giorno di Pasqua. Ancora a sipario calato, si sente Turiddu, il tenore, cantare una serenata a Lola, sua promessa sposa, che durante il servizio militare di Turiddu ha però sposato Alfio. La scena si riempie di paesani e paesane in festa, giunge anche Santa, detta Santuzza, attuale fidanzata di Turiddu, che decide di non entrare in chiesa sentendosi in grave peccato. Si rivolge allora a mamma Lucia, madre di Turiddu, chiedendole notizie del figlio.