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When it comes to challenging operatic roles for tenors, the clown troupe leader Canio in Leoncavallo Ruggero’s beloved 1892 “Pagliacci” is right up there. It requires power-singing, vocal range and ...

David McVicar’s production of verismo’s classic double bill—“Cavalleria Rusticana,” by Mascagni, and “Pagliacci,” by Leoncavallo—is delivered by an impressive cast that includes Liudmyla Monastyrska, ...

A powerful performance of Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci wowed the audience at Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre. The classic tale from 1892 is translated seamlessly into a contemporary setting by English ...