Regina Opera presents a thrilling ‘I Pagliacci’
On the afternoon of Sunday, March 9, Regina Opera, in its 44th season, presented Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s (1858-1919) short masterpiece, “I Pagliacci.” This opera was based on a true case in Calabria, Italy, presided over by the composer’s father, a local magistrate.
Regina Opera, now performing at at Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) in Bay Ridge, had a crowd of more than 300 to see an opera that tells the true story of the brokenhearted clown who must go on with the show and make people laugh even though his heart is breaking. There is always the vision of the most famous Canio, of them all, Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), who sang “Pagliacci” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1915, to guide and inspire.