Pagliacci

When
Event has passed (Sat Nov 17, 2018 - Sun Dec 2, 2018)
Cost
$55
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Theater

Description

When it comes to sad clowns, Weary Willie--Emmett Kelly's iconic caricature of a down-and-out, Depression-era hobo--may be the first image that crops up in the contemporary imagination. But the O.G. of all sad clowns is undoubtedly Pagliacci. In Ruggero Leoncavallo's beloved Pagliacci, a theater troupe stages a production that hits too close to home for its main characters when the leading man, Canio, learns of his wife Nedda's real-life affair with her on-stage beau. While staging a play with a similar plot, Canio (in the titular role) struggles through a performance before slaying his unfaithful wife and her lover.

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California Theatre
345 South First Street
San Jose, CA
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  1. California Theatre
    345 South First Street, San Jose, CA