12/08/18 – Il Trittico – 1PM
The Metropolitan Opera
IL TRITTICO
Giacomo Puccini
- ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 46 MINS, 2 intermissions
- SUNG IN ITALIAN
- photo credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Jack O’Brien’s epic production of Puccini’s triple bill features first-class casting: tenor Marcelo Álvarez and soprano Amber Wagner are the illicit lovers of Il Tabarro; soprano Kristine Opolais sings the shattering title role of Suor Angelica; and the ageless Plácido Domingo takes an unusual comedic turn in the baritone title role of Gianni Schicchi. The performances mark the centennial of the work’s world premiere at the Met. Bertrand de Billy conducts.
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CAST
CONDUCTOR
Bertrand de Billy
GIORGETTA
Amber Wagner
FRUGOLA
MaryAnn McCormick
LUIGI
Marcelo Álvarez
MICHELE
George Gagnidze
TALPA
Maurizio Muraro
SUOR ANGELICA
Kristine Opolais
SISTER GENOVIEFFA
Maureen McKay
LA PRINCIPESSA
Stephanie Blythe
LAURETTA
Kristina Mkhitaryan
ZITA
Stephanie Blythe
RINUCCIO
Atalla Ayan
GIANNI SCHICCHI
Plácido Domingo
SIMONE