La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra Returns to Springtime Performances with ‘Il Trittico’

On March 15, 2022, La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra will Puccini’s “Il Trittico” as part of their yearly tradition of springtime performances. Director Tobias Kratzer and conductor Alain Altinoglu lead the casts of their respective works. “Il Tabarro” will feature Peter Kalman as Michele, Corrine Winters/Lianna Haroutounian as Giorgetta, and Adam Smith as Luigi/Amante. The cast of “Suor Angelica” includes Winters/Haroutounian {…}

Dec 10, 2021

Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa, Elena Stikhina, Asmik Grigorian Lead Salzburg Festival’s 2022 Season

(Credit: Anne Zeuner) The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2022 season, featuring eight operas, concerts, and international opera stars. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. Operas The season opens with Romeo Castellucci’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” The opera stars Mika Kares and Aušrinė Stundytė in the lead roles, alongside soprano {…}

Oct 5, 2019

Pacific Opera To Present Puccini’s ‘Il Trittico’

Pacific Opera will open its season with Puccini’s “Il Trittico,” the triple-bill of one-act operas “Il Tabarro,” “Suor Angelica,” and “Gianni Schicci.” “Il Trittico” has not been produced in its entirety in Canada for over fifty years. The trio of operas requires a large cast and three sets, which can be complicated and costly. This production is the first in {…}

Jun 27, 2019

Angels Vocal Art To Present Puccini’s ‘Il Trittico’

Angels Vocal Art will present Puccini’s “Il Trittico” across several evenings in July. The company will kick things off with “Gianni Schicchi” on July 5 and 6. The opera will be paired with scenes from other operas by Mozart and other modern-day composers. On July 26 and 27, the company will showcase “Il Tabarro” and “Suor Angelica.” All three operas {…}

Nov 24, 2018

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: Il Trittico

Even before you stepped into the Metropolitan Opera on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, you knew who the star of the night was destined to be. The entire marketing campaign run by the Metropolitan Opera in anticipation of “Il Trittico” had seemingly focused on one person and one person only. The company had announced a special ceremony would take place at {…}

Nov 19, 2018

Metropolitan Opera To Honor Plácido Domingo During First Performance of ‘Il Trittico’

The Metropolitan Opera will hold a special ceremony honoring Plácido Domingo during the Friday, Nov. 23 performance of “Il Trittico.” Domingo is celebrating his 50th Anniversary season with the company and he will be presented with a special honor at some juncture during the performance. The legendary artist is set to perform in the title role of the final opera {…}

Nov 19, 2018

Met Opera 2018-19 Preview: ‘Il Trittico’ Celebrates Its 100 Years Since World Premiere

Puccini’s “Il Trittico” returns to the Met Opera on Nov. 23, 2018, for seven performances. Despite being one of Puccini’s finest works, it has only been presented with the company on 74 occasions; by the end of this run, it will have 81 performances total. As is always the case with these operas, there are a ton of singers involved {…}

Dec 14, 2017

Opera Profile: Puccini’s ‘Il Trittico’

“Il Trittico (The Triptych)” is comprised of three one-act operas. While the works are not connected through their plots and characters, Puccini had intended for each of them to relate to the canticles of Dante’s “Divine Comedy;” only the third opera, “Gianni Schicchi,” reflects this by exploring a historical case involving the Donati family, into which Dante married. While Puccini {…}

Apr 2, 2017

Jonas Kaufmann Leads New ‘Parsifal,’ ‘Andrea Chénier’ As Bayerische Staatsoper’s 2017-18 Season Features 41 Operas

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced its 2017-18 season, which will feature a whopping six new productions and a total of 41 operas. The season opens in Japan in September with the “Così fan tutte” officially kicking things off in Munich at the end of the month. The New Productions The first new production of the year will be Mozart’s “Le {…}

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