In this excerpt from Leoncavallo’s PAGLIACCI, Tonio (Ryan Opera Center alumnus Quinn Kelsey) addresses the audience, reminding them that the actors they are about to see onstage are real people with very real feelings. Stream the full production for free at lyricopera.org/pagliacci and see Quinn Kelsey live in Verdi's ERNANI this fall. | Lyric Opera of Chicago

One of the few tenors to have sung both leading tenor roles in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci in a single Met performance, Marcelo Alvarez headlined the premiere of Sir David McVicar’s new production of the verismo double bill in 2015. Experience his impassioned portrayals in tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, available starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, January 9, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance y

Pavarotti's breathtaking performance of "Vesti La Giubba" from Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci". | Luciano Pavarotti