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IL TRITTICO

IL TABARRO - SUOR ANGELICA - GIANNI SCHICCI - 12 OCTOBER 2024

Eight years after his La Fanciulla del West had its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in 1910, Giacomo Puccini unveiled a second new work with the company. A triptych of one-act operas, Il Trittico is one of the most expansive undertakings for any opera company, and to celebrate the centenary from the death of the composer, the Teatru tal-Opra Aurora is proud and excited to present this ambitious project in 2024 – Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicci.

A trio of one-act operas of love and loss, Il Trittico runs the gamut from high drama and heartbreaking tragedy to devilish black comedy and farce. Trapped is the recurring theme, as Il Tabarro (The Cloak) sees a wife trapped in a marriage she yearns to escape, Suor Angelica is trapped into a life for which she has no vocation, while Gianni Schicchi’s dysfunctional family is funnily enough caught in the snare of a shameless conman.

Synopsis & Roles

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Celebrating Puccini's 100th, with a gala premiere!

The three single-act operas are often performed separately, but Puccini conceived them as one unified path from the darker to the lighter. In Malta, Il Tabarro’s only performance can be traced to 1924, a whooping hundred years ago, while Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicci were performed together on the main island in 1928. Since then, this will be the first time ever the three works of art shall come together in this new production of the Aurora Opera House. Colin Attard conducts the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, the Aurora Opera Chorus and an international cast of opera artists yet to be announced.

The Aurora joins the operatic world in celebrating Puccini’s 100th anniversary of his death with a very significant premiere!

Il Tabarro get its name from the cloak in which the tragic murder of an adulterous man takes place on the banks of the Seine. It runs on a libretto by Giuseppe Adami, taken from Didier Gold’s La houppelande.

Puccini’s admittedly favourite, Suor Angelica is a lyric opera with a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It’s one of the few all-female operas, where male voices, as well as a children’s chorus only sing at the end, from off stage.

The third piece, Gianni Schicchi is a comic opera, again with a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano based on an episode of Canto XXX from Dante’s Divine Comedy.

Preparing yourself for a visit

What do I need to know?

Watching an opera is much more than getting tickets and taking a seat. It is the ultimate social event; the ultimate form of theatre entertainment; it is a very special world that one chooses to indulge in, on a few special nights during the year. To make sure yours is special too, here we help you prepare yourself for an opera night.

Accessibility

Coming to the Aurora for an opera, there are some questions people usually ask. Here we try to answer the basic ones concerning accessibility. Everybody loves being in a better state of preparedness, especially when it’s about opera nights like these. Here you find how to get to the Aurora in the easiest manner.

Timing Your Opera Night

Half the fun is getting there, they say. And that’s true for an opera at the Aurora. In order to make sure you don’t miss anything, we invite you to look at the timing you need to manage. These few tips should answer quite a few questions you might have when planning your special night at the opera.

Facilities

One last thing or two before you come to the Aurora. You’re probably asking about what to wear, where to eat and how to complement your opera night. Explore the facilities we have available for our esteemed audience and feel free to ask for more.

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SINGLE PERFORMANCE
Saturday 12th October 2024
Starting at: 1900hrs
Doors open at: 1815hrs

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIMES
Il Tabarro – 60 minutes
30 minute Interval
Suor Angelica – 60 minutes
30 minute Interval
Gianni Schicci – 60 minutes

LANGUAGE
Sung in Italian with English surtitles

WORLD PREMIERE
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 1918.

MALTA PREMIERE
This will be Malta’s first ever performance of the three elements of Il Trittico put together as intended by Giacomo Puccini.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Colin Attard

ORCHESTRA

The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

CHORUS

The Aurora Opera Chorus

Il Trittico 2024 is being supported by Arts Council Malta in collaboration with the Ministry for Gozo through the Investment in Cultural Organisations Gozo programme, with the generous sponsorship of Bank of Valletta.