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By RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
Canio’s not clowning around. When he catches his beautiful wife Nedda with her lover Silvio, only the start of the troupe’s performance can stay his hand … but not for long. Leoncavallo’s gritty and gorgeous score culminates in one of the most famous and tragic tenor arias of all time: “Vesti la giubba,” the original “Tears of a Clown.”
Sung in Italian and English with English and Spanish projected translations
Each program is accompanied by a pre-show lecture an hour before curtain with a talk-back session immediately following ther performance.