The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Puccini's Il trittico (Season 1, Episode 6)
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The Metropolitan Opera HD Live

Puccini's Il trittico (Season 1, Episode 6)

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TV Episode | Musical

In the early 1900s, two operas by Richard Strauss (Salome and Elektra) were taking Europe by storm. The Italian composer Puccini is said to have looked at the scores and observed, "There is nothing here but algebra and mathematics; where ...See moreIn the early 1900s, two operas by Richard Strauss (Salome and Elektra) were taking Europe by storm. The Italian composer Puccini is said to have looked at the scores and observed, "There is nothing here but algebra and mathematics; where is the music?" True or not, in any case, Puccini set out to show that he too could compose one-act operas, and in different styles. Hence, Il Trittico (The Tryptich), a set of three operas, each less than an hour long, each different from the other two. The first, Il Tabarro (The Cloak) is a moody, macabre story of a spurned husband determined to discover the man who has seduced his wife away from him, and this is the night he finally learns who that man is. The second opera, Suor Angelica (Sister Angelique) is a frank tear-jerker about a young woman forced into a convent by her aristocratic family after she has given birth to a child out of wedlock. For seven years she has waited for news about him, and on this day, her prayers will be answered. The last opera, Gianni Schicchi, is a cynical comedy of greedy relatives who begin fighting over their dead uncle's will even while the body is still lying on its death-bed. Gianni Schicchi arrives to help them sort out the mess, and he teaches them a much-needed lesson in humility, securing a dowry for his daughter at the same time. Written by dnitzer See less

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Name	Known for
Anne-Carolyn Bird Novice Novice See fewer	Bonfire of the Vanities: The Opera (2018)
Jennifer Black Alms Collector Alms Collector See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Stephanie Blythe Frugola / The Princess / Zita Frugola / The Princess / Zita See fewer	Giordano: Andrea Chénier (1996)
David Cangelosi Tinca Tinca See fewer	Tosca (2001)
Patrick Carfizzi Betto Di Signa Betto Di Signa See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Jennifer Check Sister Dolcina / Nella Sister Dolcina / Nella See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Alessandro Corbelli Gianni Schicchi Gianni Schicchi See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Barbara Dever The Mistress of Novices The Mistress of Novices See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Donato Di Stefano Simone Simone See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Bernard Fitch Gherardo Gherardo See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Barbara Frittoli Sister Angelica Sister Angelica See fewer	Così fan tutte (1996)
Jane Gilbert Alms Collector Alms Collector See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Massimo Giordano Rinuccio Rinuccio See fewer	Carmen (I) (2010)
Heidi Grant Murphy Sister Genovieffa Sister Genovieffa See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Maria Guleghina Giorgetta Giorgetta See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Edyta Kulczak Lay Sister Lay Sister See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
James Levine Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Salvatore Licitra Luigi Luigi See fewer	The Man Who Cried (2000)
Jeffrey Mattsey Marco Marco See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus Chorus Chorus See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra See fewer	Anaconda (1997)
Keith Miller Guccio Guccio See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Olga Mykytenko Lauretta Lauretta See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
John Nuzzo A Song Seller A Song Seller See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Jack O'Brien Self / Host Self / Host See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Lisette Oropesa Lay Sister Lay Sister See fewer	The Royal Opera: Rigoletto (2022)
Paul Plishka Talpa Talpa See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Juan Pons Michele Michele See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Patricia Risley The Abbess / Ciesca The Abbess / Ciesca See fewer	The Marriage of Figaro (1999)
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Tony Stevenson Young Lover Young Lover See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Dale Travis Amantio Di Nicolao Amantio Di Nicolao See fewer	Tosca (II) (2009)
Peter Volpe Pinellino Pinellino See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Jacob Wade Gherardino (as Jacob A. Wade) Gherardino (as Jacob A. Wade) See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Wendy White The Monitor The Monitor See fewer	Bubbles Galore (1996)
Sara Wiedt Sister Osmina Sister Osmina See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Leah Wool Novice Novice See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Maria Zifchak The Nursing Sister The Nursing Sister See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)