Silvio proves unable to help his beloved Nedda, who is stabbed by her jealous husband, ironically, while performing the commedia del arte scene between Harlequin and Columbine.  
Enrico Caruso called his favorite aria this work's "Vesti la giubba," sung at the end of act one and usually rendered in English as "On with the play."  Silvio proves unable to help his beloved Nedda, who is stabbed by her jealous husband, ironically, while performing the commedia del arte scene between Harlequin and Columbine.  For 10 points, name this opera, the story of Canio, which is the only work most people recognize by Ruggerio Leoncavallo.
Enrico Caruso called his favorite aria this work's "Vesti la giubba," sung at the end of act one and usually rendered in English as "On with the play."  
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