"Pagliacci" MN Opera (Southwest)

MUSIC AND LIBRETTO BY RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO

The show must go on, but how? For Canio and his traveling troupe, painted smiles and colorful costumes belie infidelity and betrayal. The façade is shattered when a hidden affair is revealed and a lighthearted night at the theater gives way to jealousy, suspicion, and ultimately violence. As the line between performance and reality blurs and the drama onstage begins to mirror the turmoil offstage, Pagliacci begs the question—does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?

Estimated Run Time: 1 hour 43 minutes with 1 intermission

Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage.

Tickets,are located in the last few rows of the Mezzanine.

Optional educational lecture one hour before the performance. Performance held at The Ordway.

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