A rare chance to hear Puccini's three strongly contrasted one-act operas as they were intended - in a triple bill.
(sung in Italian: records) Part 1: 11 Tabarro
Libretto by ADAMI after a play by DIDIER GOLD
High drama, love and violent death in a picturesque setting on the Seine under the shadow of Notre Dame.
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE ROME OPERA HOUSE conducted by VINCENZO BELLEZZA
3.50* Interval Reading
4.0* II Trittico
Part 2: Suor Angelica
Libretto by GIOVACCHINO FORZANO Set in a convent at the end of the 17th century, the story is of a mother's love for her illegitimate child, from whom she has been separated almost since its birth. News that this child has died means there is only one way the two of them can be reunited.
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF
TilE ROME OPERA HOUSE conducted by TULLIO SERAFIN
5.0* Interval Reading
5.19* II Trittico
Part 3: Gianni Schlcchi
Libretto by GIOVACCHINO FORZANO Puccini's comic masterpiece - set in Florence in 1299. Gianni Schicchi is called in by the avaricious relatives of the deceased Buoso Donati to help sort out a little problem over his will. But Schicchi has his own ideas.
ORCHESTRA OF THE
ROME OPERA HOUSE conducted by GABRIELE SANTINI