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Puccini’s Il trittico: a successful revival in Munich

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“Michaela Schuster was positively terrifying as the aunt, her demeanour bordering on repulsive”
Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 11 June 2021
Puccini, Il tabarro
Puccini, Suor Angelica
Puccini, Gianni Schicchi
Bavarian State Opera
Bertrand de Billy, Conductor
Lotte de Beer, Director
Bernhard Hammer, Set Designer
Jorine van Beek, Costume Designer
Wolfgang Koch, Michele
Elza van den Heever, Giorgetta
Martin Muehle, Luigi
Kevin Conners, Tinca
Martin Snell, Talpa, Simone
Rosie Aldridge, La Frugola, La badessa
Dean Power, Un venditore di canzonette (a song vendor), Gherardo
Galeano Salas, A lover (tenor), Rinuccio
Emily Pogorelc, A lover (soprano), Suor Genovieffa, Lauretta
Ermonela Jaho, Suor Angelica
Michaela Schuster, La zia principessa, Zita
Helena Zubanovich, La suora zelatrice
Jennifer Johnston, La maestra delle novizie, La Ciesca
Georgia Melville, Suor Osmina, Suor Dolcina
Alyona Abramowa, La suora infermiera
Mirjam Mesak, Prima cercatrice, Una conversa 1, Nella
Niamh O'Sullivan, Una cercatrice 2, Una conversa 2
Ambrogio Maestri, Gianni Schicchi
Christian Rieger, Betto di Signa
Boris Prýgl, Marco
Donato di Stefano, Maestro Spinelloccio
Milan Siljanov, Ser Amantio di Nicolao
Oğulcan Yılmaz, Guccio
Karel Ludvik, Pinellino
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
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