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• Pagliacci (1892) |
“Pagliacci” by Ruggero Leoncavallo ♡
Players, Clowns, ПаÑцыPremiere / date of written: 21 May 1892
Pagliacci premiered at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan on May 21, 1892, conducted by Arturo Toscanini with Adelina Stehle as Nedda, Fiorello Giraud as Canio, Victor Maurel as Tonio, and Mario Ancona as Silvio. Nellie Melba played Nedda in London in 1892, soon after its Italian premiere, and in New York in 1893.
Libretti
Italian–English side-by-side translation
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French
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Russian
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original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
History
- 1892 May 21 — Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" received its world premiere at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan, conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
- 1894 April 29 — Italian composer Ruggero Leoncavallo conducted an important early performance of his opera "Pagliacci" in Milan following its initial success.
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Canio — Giuseppe Di Stefano, Nedda — Maria Callas, Tonio — Tito Gobbi, Beppe — Nicola Monti, Silvio — Rolando Panerai |
Tullio Serafin La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan |
Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: 0724358683028 |
$14.79 |
| 1965 | Canio — Carlo Bergonzi, Nedda — Joan Carlyle, Tonio — Giuseppe Taddei, Beppe — Ugo Benelli, Silvio — Rolando Panerai |
Herbert von Karajan La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan |
Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 449 727-2 |
$16.98 |
| 1976 | Canio — Luciano Pavarotti, Nedda — Mirella Freni, Tonio — Ingvar Wixell, Beppe — Vincenzo Bello, Silvio — Lorenzo Saccomani |
Giuseppe Patanè National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus |
Audio CD: Decca Classics Cat: 00289 414 5902 |
$43.99 |
| 1983 | Canio — Plácido Domingo, Nedda — Teresa Stratas, Tonio — Juan Pons, Beppe — Florindo Andreolli, Silvio — Alberto Rinaldi |
Georges Prêtre La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan |
Audio CD: Philips; Decca Cat: 411484-2 (single edition)/4542652 (tandem); DEC 2894705702 (tandem) |
$17.00 |
Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
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| 1982
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Canio — Plácido Domingo, Nedda — Teresa Stratas, Tonio — Juan Pons, Beppe — Florindo Andreolli, Silvio — Alberto Rinaldi |
Georges Prêtre La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan Franco Zeffirelli |
DVD: Philips; Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 070 428-9; 0044007 34033 |
$19.06 |
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