Vesti la giubba (Wiener Volksopernorchester, Leone Magiera)
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9. Vesti la giubba (Wiener Volksopernorchester, Leone Magiera)
Leoncavallo's Pagliacci is a full-blooded work to say the least, and who better to tackle that sort of thing than our Luciano? He is every inch the tragic clown here, smiling on the outside but subtly letting on his inner turmoil.