In honor of Seattle Opera’s latest manufacturing of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s masterpiece and to have a good time Pagliacci Pizza’s forty fifth Anniversary, the Seattle-based pizza maker has created a signature pizza field that includes Sasquatch because the clown.
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Conceived by Coby Shultz, one half of the dynamic duo behind Ames Bros, the Seattle-based graphic design agency, the art work places the legendary creature identified all through the Pacific Northwest in an ungainly scenario. “It’s been unimaginable to work on this and never stomach chuckle—the considered ‘Squatch’ being pressured to carry out and stuffed into an uncomfortable clown swimsuit,” defined Shultz. “He has stage fright and is absolutely doing his greatest up there on the large stage.”
Pagliacci Pizza’s founder Dorene Centioli-McTigue named the corporate in honor of the basic Italian opera. “My household is absolutely massive on opera,” she mentioned. “We simply thought, what extra buffoonery than to open a pizza place. Plus, we now have a cousin who was an opera singer.”
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Buffoonery apart, from the start Pagliacci Pizza has been an enormous supporter of cultural establishments. “All through our historical past we’ve had partnerships with numerous arts organizations,” mentioned Michelle Galvin, Pagliacci Pizza’s Chief Monetary Officer. “From Seattle Rep and Pacific Northwest Ballet to many smaller arts organizations, we really feel strongly about our dedication to arts in our group.”
“Working with Pagliacci Pizza is such a serendipitous alternative! There isn’t any higher partnership than pizza and opera,” mentioned Julia Curns-Welch, Seattle Opera’s Affiliate Director of Improvement for Institutional Giving.
Sasquatch is featured on Pagliacci Pizza’s 17-inch pizza field by the run of our manufacturing in McCaw Corridor. So, take pleasure in a slice or two after you expertise Leoncavallo’s dynamic story and music.
Pagliacci runs August 3–17, 2024 at McCaw Corridor.
Tickets and information at seattleopera.org/pagliacci.