Reif leads successful "Pagliacci" opera performances

Christian Reif led the Opera San Jose on November 17, 2018 (Photo credit: Opera San Jose)

On November 17, conductor Christian Reif made a successful debut with Opera San Jose in a production of Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci”.

There are two more performances of the production at the California Theater: November 30 at 8pm and December 2 at 3pm. In total, the six performances undertaken are a part of the California Theater’s 35th season. Opera San Jose describes the narrative as “the saga of a jilted lover and a jealous husband, Pagliacci tells the tale of Canio, the leader of a traveling commedia dell’arte troupe. Canio is the clown who must laugh, and make others laugh, while masking his 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.”

For more information on the cast and performance, click here.