1970    79mDrama, Music
8.5
After Tonio's prologue, the drama unfolds as Canio (Pagliaccio) struggles with rage, despair, and desire on learning of his wife Nedda's intended infidelity with Silvio. Canio's tragic conflict increasingly mirrors the comedy of Pagliaccio.
Directed by Herbert von Karajan

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  • Jon VickersCanio
  • Raina KabaivanskaNedda
  • Peter GlossopTonio
  • Rolando PaneraiSilvio
  • Sergio LorenziBeppe
  • Carlo RicciardiJunger Bauer
  • Carlo MoresiBauer
  • Herbert von KarajanDirector
  • Georges WakhévitchProduction Designer
  • Ernst WildCinematographer
  • Gela-Marina RunneEditor
  • Ruggero LeoncavalloLibretto

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