Puccini: Il Trittico (Blu-Ray) – Asmik Grigorian
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Puccini: Il Trittico (Blu-Ray) – Asmik Grigorian
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Artists: Asmik Grigorian, Misha Kiria, Roman Burdenko, Joshua Guerrero, Karita Mattila, Hanna Schwarz, Enkelejda Shkosa, Alexey Neklyudov, Andrea Giovannini, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor, Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst
Director: Christof Loy
Video Format: 1080i 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD MA 5.0
Region: All Regions
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Unitel Edition
Release Date: July 28, 2023
Run Time: 181 minutes
Il Trittico was premiered in New York on December 14, 1918, composed while the First World War was still raging in Europe. At first glance, the three one-act operas Gianni Schicchi, Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica seem to have no connection with each other; their common denominator is solely the entanglement of man in a fateful destiny that only exceptionally, for a moment, seems to promise a happy outcome to the “adventure of life” – a set of themes that in its complexity seems to be in such good hands with few directors as with Christof Loy. The main female roles in the three opera acts are performed by the Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian, a rare and tremendous feat, but once again connects the works to each other.
History
Il Trittico
Il Trittico (TheTriptych ) is the title of a collection of three one-act operas— ll tabarro, Suor angelica and Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. Each deals with the concealment of a death.
ll tabarro, set on a barge on the Seine in Paris around 1910 is a dark and brooding piece full of the violence and grit associated with verismo opera.
Suor angelica, Puccini's personal favorite, takes place at a convent near Siena in the latter part of the 17th century. It is an uplifting tale of religious redemption.
Gianni Schicchi, the third and most popular opera of the three is a farce full of greed and conniving set in Florence in 1299.
Il Trittico received its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on December 14, 1918. On April 20, 2007, a critically acclaimed production opened at the Met. The 2018/2019 season marked the centennial of the work’s world premiere at the Met.
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