PAGLIACCI

Approx. Run Time:
1 hour and 15 minutes – no intermission

PALM BEACH OPERA PRESENTS
PAGLIACCI

by Ruggero Leoncavallo

Apr 2, 2027 - Apr 4, 2027 |Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall

Thousands watched this “performance.” None of them knew it was real.

Onstage, Canio always plays the fool – his character, the betrayed husband in a comic farce. But when he discovers that his wife Nedda is having an affair in real-life, the clown’s heartbreak cannot stay hidden behind a mask of greasepaint and forced smiles. Yet the show must go on.

The audience laughs, unaware that comedy is about to turn to tragedy. Canio’s jealousy takes him off script, and the boundary between performance and reality is shattered in a shocking crime of passion.

Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

About the Company:
Palm Beach Opera, the oldest performing arts organization in Palm Beach County, has provided South Florida with the power of live opera since 1961. Mainstage productions feature internationally renowned artists from around the world, immersive set and costume design, and the acclaimed Palm Beach Opera Orchestra and Palm Beach Opera Chorus. In addition to mainstage performances at the Kravis Center, PBO presents its Resident Artists, who are emerging as the next generation of opera stars, in concerts throughout the Palm Beaches. For more information visit pbopera.org.