"Mellifluous, stupendously-powerful"
Opera Now
Future Performance
I Pagliacci
Israeli National Opera
Luis Chapa as Canio
...it tells the story of an acting troupe led by a jealous man who is ultimately driven to murder his actress wife and her lover. The jealous husband—the actor Canio—is written as a tenor role. The great tenors of the past century considered the role a challenge, because the character exhibits a wide range of moods, from manic humour to murderous rage...
25, 27, 28 Feb, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 March
Thought of the week..