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A double bill fuelled by sexual jealousy contrasts Wolf-Ferrari's elegant honeymoon comedy with Leoncavallo's shocking story of a double murder. When Gil detects the scent of a cigarette in his apartment, he assumes that his wife, Susanna, has taken a lover, but Susanna's secret is not what it seems. When Canio the clown is told that his wife, Nedda, is unfaithful, he determines to wreak revenge on her and her lover, bringing a bloody end to their Harlequinade. Sophisticated and deadly, Pagliacci was purported to be based on true crime, while Il segreto di Susanna anticipates the screwball comedies of 1930s Hollywood, with music of delicious wit and charm.

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (Ilsegreto di Susanna), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Pagliacci)

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Archive listings for Il Segreto Di Susanna/Pagliacci (2024)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

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Sung in Italian with English surtitlesProducer Opera Holland Park. Company City of London Sinfonia. Company Opera Holland Park Chorus. Conductor John Andrews (Il segreto di Susanna). Director John Wilkie (Il segreto di Susanna). Design takis (Il segreto di Susanna). Lighting Mark Jonathan (Il segreto di Susanna). Performer Countess Susanna (Countess Susanna -Il segreto di Susanna). Performer Richard Burkhard (Count Gil - Il segreto di Susanna). Performer John Savournin (Sante - Il segreto di Susanna). Conductor Francesco Cilluffo (Pagliacci). Director Martin Lloyd-Evans (Pagliacci). Design Bridget Kimak (Pagliacci). Lighting Mark Jonathan (Pagliacci). Other Richard Harker (chorus master and assistant conductor - Pagliacci). Performer David Butt Philip (Canio - Pagliacci). Performer Alison Langer (Nedda - Pagliacci). Performer Robert Hayward (Tonio - Pagliacci). Performer Zwakele Tshabalala (Beppe - Pagliacci).

17 Jul 24 to 3 Aug 24

Opera Holland Park - Open Air Theatre, Inner London :: V203
listing details L260544761

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