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Giacomo Puccini - Il Trittico
“La Monnaie, Bruxelles”
8.0 / 10• 2022• 2h 53m•NR• Italian
Music
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
LH
Lianna Haroutounian
Georgette / Suor Angelica
LeadPK
Peter Kálmán
Michele / Gianni Schicchi
Elena Zilio
La badessa / Zita
RB
Raehann Bryce-Davis
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BT
Benedetta Torre
Amante / Suor Genoveffa / Lauretta
AS
Adam Smith
Luigi / Amante / Rinuccio
RC
Roberto Covatta
Il Tinca / Gherardo
Giovanni Furlanetto
Il Talpa / Simone
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Manuel Braun's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Giacomo Puccini - Il Trittico is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
