Mimes upstage music in operas Nov 9, 2009
The most entertaining moment in Anchorage Opera's double-bill of "Sister Angelica" and "I Pagliacci" comes right at the opening of the latter and doesn't involve singing ... Teresa Pond's direction of "Pagliacci" was strongest in the first part. (Anchorage Daily News)
Good Clowns, Bad Clowns Aug 30, 2009
Enrico Caruso broke hearts as the lovelorn Pagliacci -- smiling on the outside, crying on the inside -- in the opera by Leoncavallo. Don't forget The Joker. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Review: Merola finale: stellar evening of song Aug 26, 2009
The audience favorite, to judge from an informal applause-o-meter, was bass-baritone Yohan Yi, who delivered an impassioned excerpt from Rachmaninoff's "Aleko," and baritone Michael Sumuel impressed with a casual but authoritative account of Alidoro's "L del ciel" from Rossini's "Cenerentola." Baritone Aleksey Bogdanov framed the program deftly, opening with the Prologue from Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" and leading the traditional finale from Verdi's "Falstaff.". E-mail Joshua Kosman at. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lanza, His Life & the Rumours Aroun... Aug 18, 2009
While waiting backstage, Mario started to sing his favourite aria, 'Vesti la giubba' (from Leon Carvello's 'I Pagliacci'). Immediately Koussevitzky offered Lanza a scholarship to his Berkshire music Festival in Tanglewood, Massachusetts. (Suite101.com)
New opera fans Aug 7, 2009
The 2009 California Opera Association Festival (10th year) for the community concluded Sunday at the Shaghoian Concert Hall with Suor Angelica and Pagliacci to a huge audience attendance. It was a stunning festival and institute of great opera performances by young singers from throughout the world. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Conductor turns opera moments into rich memories Jul 31, 2009
On Sunday, the company for the first time will perform in the new Shaghoian Concert Hall at Clovis North High School, one of the finest choral facilities in the state, with a fully staged double-bill of Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" and Puccini's "Suor Angelica." ... "Pagliacci" features Zachary Sheely as Canio, Stephanie Hower as Nedda and Anthony Radford as Silvio ... Nicola Iacovetti, left, conducts during a rehearsal for Pagliacci as Zachary Sheely sings. (Fresno Bee)
Diva's zeal keeps Fresno on opera map Jul 21, 2009
Edna Garabedian demonstrates the expression of a performance during a rehearsal of "Pagliacci." ... Cast in the Fresno-area production of "Pagliacci" are, from left, Zachary Sheely, Tony Blanco, Stephanie Hower and Anthony Radford ... This year's highlights include "Shep the Musical" July 25 at the Fresno Art Museum, "Il Trovatore" July 26 at the Tower Theatre, "Sisters of Manzanar" July 31 at the Fresno Art Museum, and a double bill of "Suor Angelica" and "Pagliacci" Aug. 2 at Shaghoian Concert... (Fresno Bee)
Trip down clown alley for fools we love, fear Jul 5, 2009
Pagliaccio ("Pagliacci"): Has any piece of music captured a lover's pain like "Vesti La Giubba," the song that Canio sings as he puts on his makeup to become Pagliaccio the clown. More than a century after Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera premiered, Pagliaccio is still the pop culture standard-bearer for the sad (and borderline sociopathic) clown. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Art touches something personal in all of us Jun 21, 2009
As part of the festival's community outreach, local singers ages 5-adult are sought for opera chorus roles in productions of "Il Pagliacci," "Shep, the Musical" (by Fresno playwright Joe Ozier) and "Suor Angelica." The children's program welcomes youth with little or no performing arts experience. Deadline for sign-up is next Sunday. (Fresno Bee)
Effects company denies leaking 'Wolverine' online Apr 5, 2009
NEW YORK - Double duty in Leoncavallo's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Mascagni's "Pagliacci" has become common at the Metropolitan Opera. MOVIE NEWS. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Gheorghiu shines in Met's `The Elixir of Love' Apr 3, 2009
In this photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera, Jose Cura portrays Canio in Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Monday, March 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard). (Florida Times-Union)
Gheorghiu shines in Met's `The Elixir of Love' Apr 2, 2009
In this photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera, Jose Cura portrays Canio in Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Monday, March 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard) NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera's production of "The Elixir of Love" was notable for one absence _ of star tenor Rolando Villazon. (Helena Independent Record)
From Victim To Killer, For Opera . . . And Love Mar 23, 2009
Luckily he does it onstage at the Metropolitan Opera, where the leonine tenor takes the lead in that durable double bill "Cav/Pag." (Or, to those who've yet to meet the Met: Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci.") ... After intermission, he's Canio, the cuckolded clown of "Pagliacci," who takes a knife to his wife and her lover. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
AROUND THE USA: Arts feel economic impact Mar 2, 2009
The loss of the $250,000 foundation donation was one of the reasons the Michigan Opera Theater canceled its spring production of I Pagliacci. And MOT General Director David Dichiera said he was looking at cutting spending by an additional 15% across the board to deal with a $800,000 deficit. (USA Today -- Life)
