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The show opens with a somber scene; a bell tolls and the lights come up on a grand hall where three large chandeliers hang from the ceiling. We see a clown (Mauro Mozzani) on his death bed. An angel hovers over the clown as his friends and cohorts walk across the stage forming a grand funeral cortège (the show's namesake) en route to pay their last respects. The Clown dies and the premise of the show is basically his journey through a sort of purgatory where moments from his life, real or imagined, flash before his eyes (and ours as well). Corteo is the Dead Clown's journey to heaven, his dream for a final show, his quest for redemption and a celebration of life.