12/08/18 – Il Trittico – 1PM
The Metropolitan Opera
IL TRITTICO
Giacomo Puccini
- ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 3 HRS 46 MINS, 2 intermissions
- SUNG IN ITALIAN
- photo credit: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
Jack O’Brien’s epic production of Puccini’s triple bill features first-class casting: tenor Marcelo Álvarez and soprano Amber Wagner are the illicit lovers of Il Tabarro; soprano Kristine Opolais sings the shattering title role of Suor Angelica; and the ageless Plácido Domingo takes an unusual comedic turn in the baritone title role of Gianni Schicchi. The performances mark the centennial of the work’s world premiere at the Met. Bertrand de Billy conducts.
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CAST

CONDUCTOR
Bertrand de Billy

GIORGETTA
Amber Wagner

FRUGOLA
MaryAnn McCormick

LUIGI
Marcelo Álvarez

MICHELE
George Gagnidze

TALPA
Maurizio Muraro

SUOR ANGELICA
Kristine Opolais

SISTER GENOVIEFFA
Maureen McKay

LA PRINCIPESSA
Stephanie Blythe

LAURETTA
Kristina Mkhitaryan

ZITA
Stephanie Blythe

RINUCCIO
Atalla Ayan

GIANNI SCHICCHI
Plácido Domingo

SIMONE