Opera San Jose presents

Pagliacci & La Voix Humaine

When
Event has passed (Sat Nov 12, 2011 - Sun Nov 27, 2011)
Cost
$51 - $101
Tags
Theater, Opera

Description

He's a jealous husband; she's a jilted lover. Both are in the depths of an emotional crisis. This pairing of two intensely dramatic operas explores the human psyche in a perfect union of music and drama.

Leoncavallo's Italian opera "Pagliacci" is the tale of Canio, the leader of a traveling commedia dell'arte troupe. He is the clown who must laugh, and make others laugh, while masking his own grief after learning that his wife Nedda has betrayed him with another man. In the end, art meets tragedy in a rage of passion and jealousy.

"La Voix Humaine", Poulenc's French monodrama, follows a young woman's emotional phone conversation with an unseen former lover. He is discarding her to marry another woman, and she is desperately trying to win back his love. Set in 1940's Paris, this one-act opera paints an emotional portrait of an abandoned woman teetering on the edge during an affecting and engaging monologue.

More Info

Link
http://operasj.org/
Call
408.437.4450
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Schedule

California Theatre
345 South First Street
San Jose, CA
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  1. California Theatre
    345 South First Street, San Jose, CA