Three house debuts, the return of a director-conductor dream team, and a harkening back to the very first production of Florida Grand Opera's historic 82 seasons mark Ruggiero Leoncavallo's I ...

“This opera is a masterclass in emotional storytelling,” said Utah Opera's Artistic Director Christopher McBeth. “It delivers the intensity and thrill of a drama while showcasing some of the most ...

Tragedy in opera can deliver an emotional sucker punch like no other medium. Usually, the music is to blame. But when the main characters also work in a clown troupe and must continue to entertain ...

"I Pagliacci” or “The Clowns,” set in a traveling circus, is one of the most popular of opera tragedies, full of irresistible music. Ruggero Leoncavallo’s 1892 dramatic tale — he wrote the libretto ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...

Opera Rara's latest recording and performance project is Leoncavallo's Zazà. Featuring Ermonela Jaho, Nicky Spence, Patricia Bardon and Riccardo Massi with the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, ...

When we think of tragedy in opera, the first image to come to mind is often the sad clown of “Pagliacci.” Ruggero Leoncavallo’s compact and powerful one-act has come to be synonymous with the fervor ...

Opera Vermont will present “Pagliacci,” Collier’s adaptation of Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” with music from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana,” at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22, at the ...