The tenor aria about the clown: Pagliacci?

fan

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Feb 9, 2003, 7:00:02 PM2/9/03

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What is the full, "official" title of the tenor aria about the clown,
and what opera is it from? Is it something to do with Pagliacci?

Thanks in advance...

GRNDPADAVE

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Feb 9, 2003, 7:21:21 PM2/9/03

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>From: fan f...@xfanx.com
>Date: 02/09/2003 6:00 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: <3E46EB82...@xfanx.com>

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>What is the full, "official" title of the tenor aria about the clown,
>and what opera is it from? Is it something to do with Pagliacci?
>
>Thanks in advance...
>

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The aria is "Vesti la giubba" preceded by a powerful recitative, "Recitar
mentre il preso dal delirio."

The opera is PAGLIACCI (sometimes mislabeled as "I PAGLIACCI").

The opera is really about Strolling Players of whom the leader is Canio. There
is a show put on for the townspeople in which Canio takes on the role of
Pagliaccio.

The crux of the tragedy is that the comic role that Canio must perform
parallels his real life situation as a betrayed husband. And the betrayer,
Nedda, plays the role of Pagliaccio's wife, Colombina.

This is a wonderful little opera that remains evergreen.

==G/P Dave

GrahSndrs

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Feb 9, 2003, 7:36:19 PM2/9/03

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<< The opera is PAGLIACCI (sometimes mislabeled as "I PAGLIACCI"). >>

Hello, well my score has I Pagliacci on the cover!!

Graham

Jerome Bibuld

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Feb 9, 2003, 8:00:28 PM2/9/03

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Dear "grndpadave",

That should be "mentre preso dal delirio," not "mentre il preso dal delirio".

>The aria is "Vesti la giubba" preceded by a powerful recitative, "Recitar
>mentre il preso dal delirio."
>

Fraternally,

Jerome Bibuld
(18 times a grandfather)
gens una sumus

Edison36

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Feb 10, 2003, 4:28:42 AM2/10/03

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This is about the only thing I'm really anal about (sad really) Leoncavello
wrote 'Pagliacci' just 'clowns' not I Pagliacci...there shouldn't be a
definite article.....I had no idea what a sad bastard I was until this
moment!
Regards to all

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Bernard Gould

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Feb 10, 2003, 5:11:20 AM2/10/03

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Pagliacci["Players']
players' ,villagers,peasants,/Feast of the Assumption.
Canio /Leader of the players/

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Bernard Gould

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Feb 10, 2003, 5:51:15 AM2/10/03

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Canio /Leader of the players/

Who if memory serves me plays/Pagliaccio

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Mark D Lew

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Feb 11, 2003, 1:06:43 AM2/11/03

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In article <3E46EB82...@xfanx.com>, fan <f...@xfanx.com> wrote:

> What is the full, "official" title of the tenor aria about the clown,
> and what opera is it from? Is it something to do with Pagliacci?

Like many opera arias, this one does not have an official title. It is,
however, most commonly known as "Vesti la giubba".

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In article <20030209193619...@mb-bj.aol.com>, grah...@aol.com
(GrahSndrs) wrote:

> << The opera is PAGLIACCI (sometimes mislabeled as "I PAGLIACCI"). >> 
>
> Hello, well my score has I Pagliacci on the cover!!

Yep, and that score is wrong. Probably the most blatant of Schirmer's
numerous errors.

This reminds me, did I forget to post the response Rick Bogart sent me
about the Beppe/Peppe question? I can't remember.

mdl

daniele scarpi

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Feb 18, 2003, 3:04:53 PM2/18/03

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grah...@aol.com (GrahSndrs) wrote in message news:<20030209193619...@mb-bj.aol.com>...

> << The opera is PAGLIACCI (sometimes mislabeled as "I PAGLIACCI"). >> 
>
> Hello, well my score has I Pagliacci on the cover!!
>
> Graham

IT's NOT a wrong spelling! "i" means "the" in italian, so its' like
"clowns" vs. "the clowns".