The Clowns Composer Ruggero Leoncavallo Librettist Ruggero Leoncavallo Company First Annual Music Festival and Grand Opera Location Palo Alto, CA Venue Stanford Stadium, Stanford University Season 1922 Language Italian Show Dates Sat, Jun 3 1922, 12am Media Image Notes June 3, 1922 Leoncavallo, "Pagliacci" Canio -- Giovanni MartinelliTonio -- Vicente BallesterNedda -- Bianca SaroyaSilvio -- Marsden ArgallBeppe -- Aristide NeriA ballet divertissement followed the opera. The conductor was Gaetano Merola