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The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio on stage during a performance.
During a performance, Canio confronts Nedda, and stabs her. Silvio attempts to save Nedda, running up on stage, but gets stabbed by Canio as well. The audience, not realizing it was real, claps until Canio screams at them, “the comedy is ended.”
As Canio tells Nedda just before he stabs her, “A man has little but his honor. And when it’s taken from him, only blood can restore it!” The magnificent score makes the pain of every one of these characters palpable and searing, and I have tried to imbue my translation with it as well. In the end, there is nothing but shock and sadness.
Mar 5, 2018 · Canio grabs a knife and stabs Nedda and then Silvio, who has rushed to the stage to defend her. As the lovers die before the horrified audience, Canio announces “La commedia è finita!”—”The comedy is finished!”
Finally, Canio stabs Nedda to death with a knife. The audience screams in horror. Before her death, Nedda cried, “Help me, Silvio!” Silvio appears in the audience, but he attempts to run away. Canio runs after him, and stabs him too. Canio tells the audience, “The comedy has ended.” A Comment on “ Pagliacci ”
One of the villagers suggests that Tonio is secretly courting Canio’s young wife, Nedda. Canio warns them all that he will not tolerate any flirting offstage—life and theater are not the same. As the crowd disperses, Nedda is left alone, disturbed by her husband’s jealousy.
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leaves to get Canio. They return, and as Silvio escapes, Nedda calls after him, “I will always be yours!” Canio chases Silvio but does not catch him and does not see his face. He demands that Nedda tell him the name of her lover, but she refuses. He threatens her with a knife, but Beppe disarms him. Beppe insists that they prepare for the ...
