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Overview
The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal. In a jealous rage Canio murders both Nedda and Silvio. Although Leoncavallo's opera was originally set in the late 1860's, Zeffirelli's production is updated to the period between World War I and World War II.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 1, 1987
- Original language
- Italian
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Deutsche Grammophon,Unitel
- Cast
- Teresa Stratas,Plácido Domingo,Juan Pons,Florindo Andreolli,Alberto Rinaldi,Alfredo Pistone,Ivan Del Manto,Georges Prêtre,Orchestra della Scala
- Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Writer
- Ruggero Leoncavallo
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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