The read
It runs long at 2h 53m.
Synopsis
Finding the right librettos was not easy, but one month after the end of the First World War, his triptych – the grim tragedy Il tabarro, the lyrical and sensitive Suor Angelica, and the comedy Gianni Schicchi – premiered in New York. Three different eras, three different settings, three different ‘colours’; though for Puccini, it is through the contrasts between them that the unity of the work is revealed. For his second time directing at La Monnaie, Tobias Kratzer preserves the original order of the pieces, while weaving them together to form a narrative whole, like a circle with no end. With a cast of artists from the extended La Monnaie family, Alain Altinoglu is the ideal conductor to meet the daunting challenges posed by this triptych.
Ratings
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Manuel BraunDirector
- Giuseppe AdamiWriter
- Giovacchino ForzanoWriter
- Tobias KratzerDirector
Cast
- Lianna HaroutounianGeorgette / Suor Angelica
- Peter KálmánMichele / Gianni Schicchi
- Elena ZilioLa badessa / Zita
- Raehann Bryce-DavisCast
- Benedetta TorreAmante / Suor Genoveffa / Lauretta
- Adam SmithLuigi / Amante / Rinuccio
- Roberto CovattaIl Tinca / Gherardo
- Giovanni FurlanettoIl Talpa / Simone
- Maxime MelnikUn venditore di canzonette
- Annunziata VestriLa Frugola / La suora zelatrice
- Raehann Bryce-DavisLa zia principessa
- Tineke van IngelgemLa maestra della novizie / La suora infermiera / La Ciesca