University Night at Minnesota Opera
Minnesota Opera welcomes university and college students to a special night at the Ordway with 2 ways to save BIG on tickets for the Thursday, May 14th performance of Pagliacci!
If you are among the first 50 students to register with code UNIGHT, your ticket is free!
Once 50 are claimed, you can still enjoy $20 tickets by using the same code – a 40% discount from regular pricing!
Thursday, May 14th at 7:30 pm
Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
345 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102
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Use code UNIGHT for a free ticket to the first 50 students who register!
Limit one free ticket per order.
After 50 are claimed, the same code will qualify you for $20 tickets!
Please note: The discount will appear after you add a priced ticket to your cart.
At THE SHOW
6:00pm
Doors open and check-in begins at the University Night table on the Mezzanine level of the Ordway lobby.
Claim your concession voucher tickets here!
6:30pm
Opera Insights
One hour prior to curtain, join us for Opera Insights: a fun and informative half-hour chat about the characters and music, historical and cultural context for the opera, and highlights to watch for during the show.
Seating for Opera Insights is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pagliacci
MUSIC AND LIBRETTO BY
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
The show must go on, but how? For Canio and his traveling troupe, painted smiles and colorful costumes belie infidelity and betrayal. The façade is shattered when a hidden affair is revealed and a lighthearted night at the theater gives way to jealousy, suspicion, and ultimately violence. As the line between performance and reality blurs and the drama onstage begins to mirror the turmoil offstage, Pagliacci begs the question—does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?
Estimated Run Time: 1 hour 45 minutes with 1 intermission
Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage.