what was the name of the opera (the one about the clown) that they were all going to see? and that crazy guy showed up dressed like a clown....
what was the name of that opera???
opera!
S04E09 The OperaretroDec 21, 19986 years later4 posts by 4 posters
❓ Question
Fans identify the opera from The Opera episode as Pagliacci, a classical work about a sad clown by Ruggero Leoncavallo.
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Dale Cooper wrote:
================================================================ PAGLIACCI, is an opera about a sad clown by the composer Ruggero Leoncavallo (1858-1919). In "I Pagliacci", opera's most famous clown, the broken-hearted Canio, is the lead character in this moving opera. This is the story of a clown who must make audiences laugh while he weeps behind a painted smile over his wife's betrayal until he is driven to madness. Jealous rage brings about a stunning finale that leaves the listener breathless. see: http://www.best.com/~sirlou/tears.html#pagliacci for more details.
============================================================ Notice the parallel portrayal of the opera theme of jealousy in the theme of the episode itself. Much like The Barber episode with the opera The Barber of Seville as a backdrop.
"Cry Cry Again, Rochelle."
Paliacci (sp?)
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