Vesti la giubba (Put on the costume) is a famous, moving and passionate tenor aria of the opera I Pagliacci (The Clowns), written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo.
Aria introduction: The actor, Canio, discovers his wife’s (Nedda’s) infidelity, but still must prepare for his performance as Pagliaccio the clown because ‘the show must go on’.
Historical recordings by Enrico Caruso: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7wdUPXpiM
An outstanding performance of the scene by Franco Corelli in 1954:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVbZtwRqIM&feature=related
Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国译









