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Italian Opera

posted 18 years ago by crystalfirstwing
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Anyone knows that Italian Opera's (the clown was singing ) meaning?

[–] mau79 18 years ago

I am from Italy.. As soon as I get to watch the movie I'll let you know! :-)

[–] crystalfirstwing 18 years ago

Thank you.

Hope you're still looking.

The opera's Leoncavallo's Pagliacci

It's about a clown whose actress wife cheats on him with another man. He makes others laugh while he's sad inside. And their lives crash.

I think that was supposed to be the significance to Joey who didn't know what it was about, kinda like us.

Hope that was helpful.

[–] crystalfirstwing 18 years ago

Thank you so much.

[–] free_bar 18 years ago

moses29, are you Italian? I mean how else would you know the opera's name & plot?

[–] phiberosmosis 17 years ago

Pagliacci is one of the most famous operas ever. I'm not Italian and I knew it as soon as it was sung. Also the song he sings is pretty famous too

[–] zachf31488 17 years ago

i don't know its meaning but i do know that the same opera was in the untouchables and robert deniro cries while watching it, it might have been a reference to that

[–] Ponzer 17 years ago

It's a pretty famous piece, they also used it in a Seinfeld episode.

[–] jamdonahoo 17 years ago

Right, the aria is from Pagliacci By Leoncavallo. It is "vesti la giubba" sung by Canio who was the clown in the opera. He must entertain the customers although his heart is breaking because of his wife's infidelity. Canio was Caruso's favorite role and he was often photographed in a clown costume.Probably more than you wanted to know. Ciao.