Pagliacci (1987)
May 1, 1987Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Teresa Stratas
Nedda
Plácido Domingo
Canio
Juan Pons
Tonio
Alberto Rinaldi
Silvio
Florindo Andreolli
Beppe
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Writer
Georges Prêtre
Self - Conductor
Armando Nannuzzi
Cinematographer
Orchestra della Scala
Self - Chorus
Giorgio De Vincenzo
Editor
Franca Silvi
Editor
Peter Taylor
Editor
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Music
Alfredo Pistone
Ivan Del Manto
Details.
Wiki.
Pagliacci is a 1982 Italian film of Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, directed by Franco Zeffirelli. All the actors, including Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas in the starring roles, were opera singers who sang their own parts. Pagliacci was shot at Milan's La Scala opera house and on a movie sound stage. Georges Prêtre conducted the Orchestra and Choir of La Scala.
The film was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. It was also shown on Italian and U.S. television and brought Zeffirelli an Emmy Award for Best Director in the category of Classical Music Programming. In 2003, Pagliacci was re-released on DVD by Deutsche Grammophon (having earlier been released by Philips/Decca on DVD), paired with Cavalleria rusticana (also starring Plácido Domingo).