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01/05/1987 Music, Drama 1h 12m
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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.

  1. Franco Zeffirelli

    Director

  2. Ruggero Leoncavallo

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Teresa Stratas

    Nedda

  2. Plácido Domingo

    Canio

  3. Juan Pons

    Tonio

  4. Florindo Andreolli

    Peppe

  5. Alberto Rinaldi

    Silvio

  6. Alfredo Pistone

  7. Ivan Del Manto

  8. Georges Prêtre

    Self - Conductor

  9. Orchestra della Scala

    Self - Chorus

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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