Florida Grand Opera

I pagliacci. By RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO. Canio's not clowning around. When he catches his beautiful wife Nedda with her lover Silvio, only the start of the troupe's performance can stay his hand ... but not for long. Leoncavallo's gritty and gorgeous score culminates in one of the most famous and tragic tenor arias of all time: "Vesti la giubba," the original "Tears of a Clown." Sung in Italian and English with English and Spanish projected translations. Each program is accompanied by a pre-show lecture an hour before curtain with a talk-back session immediately following the performance.