Pagliacci
Plot: The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal

Teresa Stratas
Plácido Domingo
Juan Pons
Florindo Andreolli
Georges Prêtre
Franco Zeffirelli
Ruggero Leoncavallo