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English: Leoncavallo - Pagliacci - Mario Sammarco as Tonio

Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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to the village is the troupe of strolling players headed by Canio.These wandering mountebanks are common in the rural districtsof Italy and are known as pagliacci. They take with them asmall tent (usually carried in a cart drawn by a donkey), whichthey set up in the market places of the small villages, or any-where that they see a prospect for the earning of a modestliving. A number of the townspeople have assembled in front ofthe little theatre and are awaiting the return of the clowns, whohave been parading through the village to announce their ar-rival, as is the custom. As the curtain rises, the sound of a drumand trumpet is heard from a distance, and the villagers are fullof joy at the prospect of a comedy performance. They expresstheir excitement in a vigorous opening chorus, a clever bit ofwriting, but so difficult that it is seldom well given. This oft-recurring phrase: SAM MARCO AS TONIO which is presented with many odd modulations, produces a peculiar and novel effect. Women
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Boys: Hi! Theyre here! Theyre coming back! Pagliaccios there The grown-up folks and boys All follow after! Their jokes and laughter They all applaud. See, theres the wagon!My, what a fiendish din!The Lord have mercy on us!Welcome Pagliaccio;Long life to him,The prince of all pagliaccios.You drive our cares awayWith fun and laughter! The little troupe has now come into view and the noise is redoubled. Canio appears atthe head of his company, his wife, Nedda, riding in the cart drawn by a donkey, whileTonio and Peppe make hideous noises on the bass drum and cracked trumpet, which con-stitute the orchestra of the players. Canio is dressed in the traditional garb of the clown,his face smeared with flour and his cheeks adorned with patches of red. He tries to Double-Face J Record—See page 364. 355 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA — LEONCAVALLOS PAGLIACCI address the crowd, but the noise is tremendous.Tonio beats the drum furiously to silence thevoices, but it is not until Canio has raised hi

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  • booksubject:Operas
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