London's Little Opera House Presents PAGLIACCI

PAGLIACCI by Leoncavallo, Directed in a new version by Anna Gregory

Musical Direction by Kelvin Lim

THE GREAT CIRCUS TRAGEDY COMES TO ISLINGTON

London's Little Opera House introduces a brand new version
of Leoncavallo's PAGLIACCI, following on from the premiere of "Madam Butterfly" in a ground-breaking fringe repertory season, and featuring one of the most famous arias in opera, "Recitar!... Vesti la giubba!"

Clowns, musicians and dancers are on tour in provincial Europe. Offstage one of the actors suspects his wife of cheating. Onstage he enacts his vengeance. Ruggiero Leoncavallo's opera PAGLIACCI is a dark grotesque tale where The Players' personal lives spill onto the stage in this gritty tale of jealousy and murder.

The opera is inspired by a true story that only emerged when Leoncavallo defended himself against charges of plagiarism. As a child he witnessed a murder during an actual performance, and Leoncavallo's own father - a judge - presided over the case. A classic story with a real-life twist. PAGLIACCI was last produced at the Royal Opera House in 2003. In this brand new OperaUpClose production, illusions of romance are stripped away to reveal the brutal, seedy nature of human nature in a grotesque comedia dell arte fairground.

Director... Anna Gregory
Musical Director... Kelvin Lim
Costumes & Associate Designer... Buffy Sharpe

CAST
Pagliaccio... Paul Featherstone
Nedda... Katie Bird
Tonio... Dominic Barrand
Beppe... John Geantey
Silvio... Brian Green
The Wife... Emma Smith
The Husband... Adam Kovalczyk

In 2011 London's Little Opera House will introduce eight new operas into its repertory programme. Our next production will be Monteverdi's The Coronation Of Poppea - a new version by Mark Ravenhill in his directing debut for the company.

LISTINGS INFORMATION

PAGLIACCI

24 FEBRUARY - 31 MAY 2011

London's Little Opera House
at the King's Head Theatre
115 Upper Street
London N1 1QN

PREVIEWS
24, 25 & 27 February
Thur, Fri & Sun... 7.15PM

PRESS NIGHT
Monday 28 February... 7.15PM

SEASON
February 24, 25, 27, 28... 7.15PM
March 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, 18, 19, 29, 30, 31... 7.15PM
April 7, 8, 14, 15, 28, 29, 30... 7:15PM
May 14, 22, 23, 29, 30, 31... 7.15PM
MATINEE: Sunday 13 March... 3.00PM

£15.00 - £22.50

www.kingsheadtheatre.com
0207 478 0160

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