From light-hearted to heartbreaking: Il trittico at Salzburg Festival

Suor Angelica: Karita Mattila (La Zia Principessa) and Asmik Grigorian (Suor Angelica)

Gianni Schicchi

Gianni Schicchi: Asmik Grigorian (Lauretta) and Alexey Neklyudov (Rinuccio)

Il tabarro: Asmik Grigorian (Giorgetta) and Roman Burdenko (Michele)

By Isabella Steppan, 23 August 2022

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“Asmik Grigorian came, sang and conquered”

Reviewed at Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg on 21 August 2022

Puccini, Gianni Schicchi

Puccini, Il tabarro

Puccini, Suor Angelica

Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor

Christof Loy, Director

Étienne Pluss, Set Designer

Barbara Drosihn, Costume Designer

Fabrice Kebour, Lighting Designer

Vienna Philharmonic

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Yvonne Gebauer, Dramaturgy

Misha Kiria, Gianni Schicchi

Alexey Neklyudov, Rinuccio

Asmik Grigorian, Lauretta, Giorgetta, Suor Angelica

Alexei Kulagin, Pinellino

Mikołaj Trąbka, Ser Amantio di Nicolao

Matteo Peirone, Maestro Spinelloccio

Caterina Piva, La Ciesca, La maestra delle novizie

Iurii Samoilov, Marco

Manel Esteve Madrid, Betto di Signa

Lavinia Bini, Nella, Prima cercatrice

Enkelejda Shkoza, Zita, La Frugola, La suora zelatrice

Dean Power, Gherardo, Un venditore di canzonette (a song vendor), A lover (tenor)

Scott Wilde, Simone, Talpa

Liam James Karai, Guccio

Joshua Guerrero, Luigi

Roman Burdenko, Michele

Andrea Giovannini, Tinca

Martina Russomanno, A lover (soprano), Suor Osmina

Karita Mattila, La zia principessa

Amira Elmadfa, Una novizia

Juliette Mars, La suora infermiera

Daryl Freedman, Suor Dolcina

Giulia Semenzato, Suor Genovieffa

Hanna Schwarz, La badessa

Alma Neuhaus, Una cercatrice 2

Jörn Hinnerk Andresen, Choirmaster / chorus director

Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor

Wolfgang Götz, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.