Set in Calabria on the Feast of the Assumption, trouble starts when two characters go off to a tavern to drink in the afternoon while Tonio stays behind to make advances on the main character's wife, who was waiting for her secret lover Silvio.
One character in this opera addresses the audience during the prologue and reminds them that the actors are real people with feelings in "Si pu? Signore! Signori!" Set in Calabria on the Feast of the Assumption, trouble starts when two characters go off to a tavern to drink in the afternoon while Tonio stays behind to make advances on the main character's wife, who was waiting for her secret lover Silvio. The main character sings "Vesti la giubba" to prepare himself for their show, in which Colombina's exploits mirror the real-life situation and lead Canio to murder Nedda.  For 10 points, name this opera about tragedy in a commedia dell'arte troupe by Ruggero Leoncavallo.
One character in this opera addresses the audience during the prologue and reminds them that the actors are real people with feelings in "Si pu?
Pagliacci [or Clowns]