Giacomo Puccini - Il Trittico
La Monnaie, Bruxelles
Finding the right librettos was not easy, but one month after the end of the First World War, his triptych – the grim tragedy Il tabarro, the lyrical and sensitive Suor Angelica, and the comedy Gianni Schicchi – premiered in New York. Three different eras, three different settings, three different ‘colours’; though for Puccini, it is through the contrasts between them that the unity of the work is revealed. For his second time directing at La Monnaie, Tobias Kratzer preserves the original order of the pieces, while weaving them together to form a narrative whole, like a circle with no end. With a cast of artists from the extended La Monnaie family, Alain Altinoglu is the ideal conductor to meet the daunting challenges posed by this triptych.
Directed by Manuel Braun · Written by Giuseppe Adami
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Cast
- Lianna Haroutounian Georgette / Suor Angelica
- Peter Kálmán Michele / Gianni Schicchi
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Elena Zilio La badessa / Zita - Raehann Bryce-Davis
- Benedetta Torre Amante / Suor Genoveffa / Lauretta
- Adam Smith Luigi / Amante / Rinuccio
- Roberto Covatta Il Tinca / Gherardo
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Giovanni Furlanetto Il Talpa / Simone - Maxime Melnik Un venditore di canzonette
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Annunziata Vestri La Frugola / La suora zelatrice - Raehann Bryce-Davis La zia principessa
- Tineke van Ingelgem La maestra della novizie / La suora infermiera / La Ciesca
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Giacomo Puccini - Il Trittico
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