| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Il tabarro | Libretto by Giuseppe Adami |
| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Suor Angelica | Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano |
| Opera North | |||
| Jac van Steen | Conductor | 2016 Oct 01, 08, 14, 26 | |
| Anthony Kraus | Conductor | 2016 Oct 20 | |
| Sir David Pountney | Director | ||
| Johan Engels | Set Designer | ||
| Tom Pye | Costume Designer | ||
| Michael Barker-Caven | Revival Director, Director | Il tabarro, Suor Angelica | |
| Mark Doubleday | Lighting Designer | ||
Il tabarro | |||
| Ivan Inverardi | Baritone | Michele | |
| Giselle Allen | Soprano | Giorgetta | |
| David Butt Philip | Tenor | Luigi | |
| Stuart Laing | Tenor | Tinca | |
| Richard Mosley-Evans | Baritone | Talpa | |
| Nicholas Watts | Tenor | Un venditore di canzonette (a song vendor) | |
| Anne-Marie Owens | Contralto | La Frugola | |
Suor Angelica | |||
| Anne-Sophie Duprels | Soprano | Suor Angelica | |
| Patricia Bardon | Mezzo-soprano | La zia principessa (Aunt Princess) | |
| Louise Collett | Mezzo-soprano | La suora zelatrice (The Monitress) | |
| Claire Pascoe | Mezzo-soprano | La maestra delle novizie (Mistress of the novices) | |
| Katie Bird | Soprano | Suor Osmina | |
| Amy J Payne | Soprano | La suora infermiera (Nursing sister) | |
| Soraya Mafi | Soprano | Suor Genovieffa | |
A double bill of two intense one-act dramas in one evening of vintage Puccini.
The first of Puccini’s Il trittico (The Triptych), Il tabarro, is a noir thriller set in working class Paris. The young Giorgetta takes a lover and drives her husband Michele to murderous despair. A love triangle is at the heart of this very human drama and at its climax, a cloak reveals a dark and bloody secret.
Suor Angelica focuses on one of the most heart-rending human experiences. Sister Angelica has been confined to a convent following the scandal of an illegitimate son. After years of missing her child every day, she discovers that he died a long time ago. Angelica is plunged into suicidal despair yet the end of the opera holds out the promise of redemption.
Join us on an emotional journey from the darkly atmospheric music of Il tabarro to the ethereal beauty of Suor Angelica.
Sung in Italian with English titles.
