Pagliacci takes to the Big Top in Atlanta

By William E Ford, 31 October 2020

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Reviewed at Ogelthorpe University Hermance Stadium, Atlanta on 30 October 2020

Leoncavallo, Pagliacci

Atlanta Opera

Rolando Salazar, Conductor

Tomer Zvulun, Director

Julia Noulin-Mérat, Set Designer

Joanna Schmink, Costume Designer

Richard Trey Smagur, Canio

Talise Trevigne, Nedda

Reginald Smith Jr, Tonio

Megan Marino, Beppe

Joseph Lattanzi, Silvio

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William E Ford

William has enjoyed classical music for over five decades. He is a frequent concertgoer and blogs about classical music . He has a YouTube channel in which he interviews a variety of people in the world of music, such as composers, musicians, writers, and artistic directors. William is a clinical psychologist.