Leeds Grand TheatreLeeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 6NZ, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Performers
| Opera North | ||
| Tobias Ringborg | Conductor | |
| Charles Edwards | Director, Set Designer | |
| Gabrielle Dalton | Costume Designer | |
| Chorus of Opera North | ||
| Orchestra of Opera North | ||
| Elin Pritchard | Soprano | Nedda |
| Peter Auty | Tenor | Canio |
| Richard Burkhard | Baritone | Tonio |
| Joseph Shovelton | Vocals | Beppe |
| Phillip Rhodes | Baritone | Silvio |
This unashamedly over the top masterpiece marks the point in Leoncavallo’s career when his talents as both librettist and composer fully matched each other. In Pagliacci, he carves ‘a bleeding slice of life’ out of the unlikely story of a jealous husband, his unfaithful wife, her young lover, and a troupe of theatrical players.
It includes some of the most justly famous music ever written for an Italian opera, including the heartbroken Canio’s ‘show must go on’ aria ‘Vesti la giubba’.
This brand new production is directed and designed by Charles Edwards as the curtainraiser for Opera North’s The Little Greats.
