Pagliacci, a staple of the Italian verismo tradition opens Buffalo Opera Unlimited’s 40th anniversary season. The opera is a larger-than-life story of love, jealously, and betrayal set within a Commedia dell'arte circus troupe, where painted smiles and bright costumes mask infidelity. The lead clown, Canio, is consumed by jealousy when he suspects his wife, Nedda, of having an affair. The line between on-stage and off-stage drama is blurred, ultimately leading to a tragic climax.

Nicholas Kilkenny

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26 - 28 Sep, 2025

Pagliacci · Buffalo Opera Unlimited

Future and recently performed repertoire

Silvio in Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

Buffalo Opera Unlimited

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