
Puccini: Il Trittico 2012
"Puccini's Il Trittico:Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi - from the Royal Opera 2011 performances"
Overview
Il tabarro is a tale of jealousy and murder between Michele, his young wife Giorgetta and her lover Luigi, set aboard a barge on the Seine. Suor Angelica tells the story of the nun Angelicaβs familial loss, sacrifice and suicide. Gianni Schicchi is an opera full of trickery, greed and romance as a family dispute breaks out over a missing will. The Olivier-nominated Royal Opera production featuring a trio of one-act Puccini operas was first performed together on the same bill at Covent Garden
Director: Richard Jones
Cast

Lucio Gallo
Michele/Gianni Schicchi

Eva-Maria Westbroek
Giorgetta

Aleksandrs Antonenko
Luigi

Ermonela Jaho
Sister Angelica

Anna Larsson
The Princess

Francesco Demuro
Rinuccio
Ekaterina Siurina
Lauretta

Antonio Pappano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House