

May 1, 1987
1h 12m
IT
Franco Zeffirelli
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.

Teresa Stratas
Nedda

Plácido Domingo
Canio

Juan Pons
Tonio

Florindo Andreolli


Ruggero Leoncavallo
3
Peppe

Alberto Rinaldi
Silvio

Alfredo Pistone
Cast

Ivan Del Manto
Cast

Georges Prêtre
Self - Conductor

Orchestra della Scala
Self - Chorus

Deutsche Grammophon
DE

Unitel
DE