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Overview
Character Name
Tonio
Show
Gender
Male
Adult
Supporting
Non Dancer
Voice
Baritone
High Note
F4
Low Note
A#3/Bb3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
1865, Calabria, Feast of the Assumption, Italy, 1860s, 19th century
Analysis
Tonio is the “fool” in the travelling acting troupe led by Canio. In their commedia dell'arte style, Tonio plays the buffoon character in the play, but really is in love with Nedda, Canio’s wife. Perhaps bored on the road, and having no other interaction with a woman, Tonio
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