Vesti la giubba is a famous tenor aria from the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It tells of the moment when the character Canio discovers his wife's infidelity but must still perform as the clown Pagliaccio in the show. The aria expresses Canio's inner pain at having to hide his true emotions and "put on the costume" to entertain the audience. Enrico Caruso's 1904 recording of this aria was the first million-selling record in history.
Vesti la giubba is a famous tenor aria from the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It tells of the moment when the character Canio discovers his wife's infidelity but must still perform as the clown Pagliaccio in the show. The aria expresses Canio's inner pain at having to hide his true emotions and "put on the costume" to entertain the audience. Enrico Caruso's 1904 recording of this aria was the first million-selling record in history.
Vesti la giubba is a famous tenor aria from the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It tells of the moment when the character Canio discovers his wife's infidelity but must still perform as the clown Pagliaccio in the show. The aria expresses Canio's inner pain at having to hide his true emotions and "put on the costume" to entertain the audience. Enrico Caruso's 1904 recording of this aria was the first million-selling record in history.
Vesti la giubba is a famous tenor aria from the 1892 opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo. It tells of the moment when the character Canio discovers his wife's infidelity but must still perform as the clown Pagliaccio in the show. The aria expresses Canio's inner pain at having to hide his true emotions and "put on the costume" to entertain the audience. Enrico Caruso's 1904 recording of this aria was the first million-selling record in history.
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Vesti la giubba (Put on the costume) is a famous tenor aria performed as part
of the opera Pagliacci, by Ruggero Leoncavallo, first performed in 1892. Vesti
la giubba is the conclusion of the first act, when Canio discovers his wife's infidelity, but must nevertheless prepare for his performance as Pagliaccio the clown because 'the show must go on'. The pain of Canio is portrayed in the aria and exemplifies the entire notion of the 'tragic clown': smiling on the outside but crying on the inside. The 1904 recording by Enrico Caruso was the first million-selling record in history.
Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio, Act! While in delirium,
non so più quel che dico, I no longer know what I say, e quel che faccio! and what I do! Eppur è d'uopo… sforzati! And yet it's necessary… make an effort! Bah! Sei tu forse un uom? Bah! Are you not a man? Tu se' Pagliaccio! You are a clown!
Vesti la giubba, Put on your costume,
e la faccia infarina. and powder your face. La gente paga, The people have paid, e rider vuole qua. and they want to laugh. E se Arlecchin And if harlequin t'invola Colombina, steals your Columbina, ridi, Pagliaccio, laugh, clown, e ognun applaudirà! and the crowd will cheer! Tramuta in lazzi Turn into jest lo spasmo ed il pianto your distress and tears, in una smorfia into a funny face il singhiozzo e 'l dolor - Ah! your sobbing and pain - Ah!
Ridi, Pagliaccio, Laugh, clown,
sul tuo amore infranto! at your broken love! Ridi del duol, Laugh at the grief che t'avvelena il cor! that poisons your heart!