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Pagliacci

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An opera in two acts
Words and music by Leoncavallo
English version by Frederick E. Weatherly
A performance to celebrate the centenary of the composer's birth
The troupe of strolling players:
BBC Midland Chorus
BBC Midland Orchestra
(Leader, James Hutcheon)
Conducted by Leo Wurmser
Produced by David Harris
The action takes place in a village in Southern Italy in the summer of 1865

Contributors

Unknown:
Frederick E. Weatherly
Leader:
James Hutcheon
Conducted By:
Leo Wurmser
Produced By:
David Harris
Canio. their leader (Punchinello in the play):
Charles Craig
Nedda, his wife (Columbine in theplay):
Victoria Elliott
Tonio a hunchback (Taddeo in the play):
John Cameron
Peppe (Harlequin in the play):
Rene Soames
Silvio, a peasant in love with Nedda:
John Heddle Nash
Source: Radio Times

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