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Music on Screen: Il Trittico
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Not seen at Convent Garden for nearly 50 years in the complete triptych, this is a triumph for the Royal Opera House’s music director, Antonio Pappano and director Richard Jones. First performed in 1918, Puccini at first conceived of three contrasting operas drawn from Dante’s Divine Comedy. However, in the end he based only the third on Dante, the farcical Gianni Schicchi with its stylistic roots in Commedia Dell’arte. About this production, Fiona Maddocks wrote: ‘For a night at the opera, it was even funnier than A Night at the Opera.’ The first is a dark, violent, brooding tale of murder and jealousy, Il Tarabbo (The Cloak), adapted from a contemporary play and is a verisimo piece set on a Seine barge. The central ‘panel’ was Puccini’s personal favourite and is Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) and is an original libretto. This is an uplifting story of religious redemption, given a new twist in Richard Jones’ revelatory staging.
‘Pappano is unrivalled in this music. He can tackle anything but he is a Puccinian to the core.’ The Guardian
Take your seats at 6.30pm ready for curtain up at 6.45pm.
Tickets cost: £18 adults / £12.50 under 15s
Running time: 3hr45min including two intervals
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