Ruggiero Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci was his first opera to be performed. The text, by the composer, is based on one of the cases encountered by Leoncavallo's father, a police magistrate in Naples. The actual case concerned a middle-aged actor who murdered his unfaithful wife. Leoncavallo sets his sordid subject matter to melodic material of high quality and great variety. The heart-rending aria 'Ridi, Pagliaccio, sul tuo amore infranto!' (Laugh and be merry, though your love betrayed you), has become the most famous number from the opera.
I Pagliacci
| Instrument | Opera |
| Genre (Fx Pop, Rock, Barn m.m.) | Opera |
| Typ (fx Lärobok, samling m.m.) | Libretto |
| Sidor | 28 |
| Media | Noter |
| Serie | G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos |
| Publisher/Producent | G. Schirmer |
| Bidragsgivare | Leoncavallo, Ruggero (Composer) |
| Språk | Engelska, Italian |
| ISBN | 9780793526161 |
| UPC | 0073999796001 |