Opera Philadelphia is presenting a powerful performance, making it's Philadelphia premiere at the Miller Theater, that uses a ...

Opera Philadelphia is about to conclude this season with an interesting take on some of the most famous works from an American poet. At the same time, the company announces an ambitious 2026-27 season ...

Ask the average Seattleite what they think of when they hear the word pagliacci and they’re almost guaranteed to answer “pizza”—or, maybe, “class action lawsuit.” One hundred years ago, though, the ...

It’s all fun and games ’til somebody’s cheating ass gets stabbed through the heart. That, more or less, is the moral of Pagliacci, Ruggero Leoncavallo’s iconic one-hit wonder of an opera. There’s no ...

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 ...

Rushdie's tale of love and revenge has made its way to the stage. It premieres tonight at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Salman Rushdie's 'Shalimar The Clown' Is Now An Opera Shalimar the Clown is ...

Paul Groves was a child when he first heard that classic, mournful tenor aria usually sung by a clown on opera stages. The song — specifically one of its passages — is usually recognized even by those ...

Ozarks Lyric Opera’s production of Pagliacci will begin with the traditional entrance of the troupe along with the famous “Vesti la giubba” clown aria, and a three-minute film of the cast, ...