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Pagliacci

Mid Wales Opera presents

PAGLIACCI

Tuesday 5th November, 7.30pm. Doors 7pm
St. Andrews Church, Broad Street, Presteigne

Pagliacci / Clowns
Sung in English

Music and Libretto Ruggero Leoncavallo
English Translation Richard Studer
Chamber Arrangement Jonathan Lyness

Director/Designer Richard Studer
Music Director Jonathan Lyness

Mid Wales Opera are back on tour this autumn with Leoncavallo’s legendary operatic thriller ‘Pagliacci’, or ‘Clowns’. Canio, the leader of a touring troupe of comedy actors, discovers that his wife Nedda is having an affair. But before finding out who it is, he must go on stage and perform the role of… a despairing husband whose wife is having an affair. The performance culminates with the terrifying blurring of reality between stage and real life witnessed by a terrified audience. Packed with sensational music, Pagliacci retains its cult status as the ultimate operatic ‘play-within-a-play’.

MWO’s new production features a cast of 5 singers and 5 musicians, with a new English translation by Richard Studer, and a new chamber arrangement by Jonathan Lyness. As previously with SmallStages, the opera forms just the first half of the evening. The second half will feature a newly created cabaret of popular and entertaining musical items featuring all singers and musicians for audiences to revel in and enjoy.

First half 55 mins
Second half 40 mins


Pagliacci / Clowns
Cenir yn Saesneg

Cerddoriaeth a Libretto Ruggero Leoncavallo
Cyfieithiad Saesneg Richard Studer
Trefniant Siambr Jonathan Lyness

Cyfarwyddwr/Cynllunydd Richard Studer
Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd Jonathan Lyness

Mae Opera Canolbarth Cymru yn ôl ar daith yn yr hydref eleni gydag opera ias a chyffro enwog Leoncavallo ‘Pagliacci’, neu ‘Clowns '. Mae Canio, arweinydd grŵp teithiol o actorion comedi, yn darganfod bod ei wraig Nedda yn cael perthynas. Ond cyn darganfod pa ddyn, rhaid iddo fynd ar y llwyfan a chwarae rhan… gŵr anobeithiol y mae ei wraig yn twyllo arno. Daw'r perfformiad i ben gyda'r realiti'n cael ei gymylu'n frawychus nes bod y llinell rhwng y perfformiad llwyfan a bywyd go iawn yn aneglur ac yn dychryn y gynulleidfa sy'n gwylio. Mae Pagliacci, sy’n llawn cerddoriaeth syfrdanol, yn dal gafael yn ei statws cwlt fel y 'ddrama-o-fewn-drama‘ operatig eithaf.

Mae cynhyrchiad newydd Opera Canolbarth Cymru yn cynnwys cast o 5 canwr a 5 cerddor, gyda chyfieithiad Saesneg newydd gan Richard Studer, a threfniant siambr newydd gan Jonathan Lyness. Fel gyda LlwyfannauLlai, bydd yr opera yn digwydd yn hanner cyntaf y noson yn unig. Bydd yr ail hanner yn cynnwys cabaret newydd o eitemau cerddorol poblogaidd a difyr sy'n cynnwys yr holl gantorion a'r cerddorion i'r gynulleidfa gael noson i’w chofio.

Hanner cyntaf 55 mun
Ail hanner 40 munud

Tickets/Tocynnau - £16

Under 25’s/Dan 25 oed - £10 (limited/cyfyngedig)

Available at The Workhouse Gallery, Presteigne or online at wegottickets.com/event/629126

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