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Saturday, December 8, 2018

Met Opera: Il Trittico

A scene from Puccini's 'Il Tabaro,' part of the composer's 'Il Trittico.' | Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera
 

A scene from Puccini's 'Il Tabaro,' part of the composer's 'Il Trittico.' | Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera

Il Trittico
by Giacomo Puccini


Puccini’s longest and most ambitious evening of theater, Il Trittico is a triptych of one-act operas that together present a unique overview of the human experience.

Puccini’s triple bill features first-class casting: tenor Marcelo Álvarez and soprano Amber Wagner are the illicit lovers of Il Tabarro; soprano Kristine Opolais sings the shattering title role of Suor Angelica; and the ageless Plácido Domingo takes an unusual comedic turn in the baritone title role of Gianni Schicchi. These performances mark the centennial of the work’s world premiere at the Met. In this production, the three operas are set in three different decades of the 20th century.

Il Tabarro begins among laborers on the Seine River in Paris. The bleak lives depicted form an implicit critique of contemporary reality.

Suor Angelica takes place entirely within an austere convent.

Gianni Schicchi is set in Florence, cradle of ideas and urban testament to the power of human creativity.



Conductor: Bertrand de Billy



Cast:

Il Tabarro

GIORGETTA: Amber Wagner

FRUGOLA: Stephanie Blythe

LUIGI: Marcelo Álvarez

MICHELE: George Gagnidze

TALPA: Maurizio Muraro

Suor Angelica

SUOR ANGELICA: Kristine Opolais

SISTER GENOVIEFFA: Maureen McKay

LA PRINCIPESSA: Stephanie Blythe

Gianni Schicchi

LAURETTA: Kristina Mkhitaryan

ZITA: Stephanie Blythe

RINUCCIO: Atalla Ayan

GIANNI SCHICCHI: Plácido Domingo

SIMONE: Maurizio Muraro


Start time: 10:00 AM on Capital Public Radio.
Approximate running time 3 hrs 46 min


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