The trio

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Iltretico ("The Triptych ") is an opera cycle by Giacomo Puccini , consisting of three strongly contrasting one-act plays, each about one hour each:

background

Iltrittico is the result of Puccini's efforts to perform a tragic (Il tabarro) , a lyrical (Suor Angelica) and a cheerful piece (Gianni Schicchi) in one evening. Although Puccini and his librettist succeeded in coordinating the three parts dramaturgically and musically well, to this day Il trio is rarely played as a complete work. Solo performances of the last comedic part, Gianni Schicchi, are more common . This one-act play became the most popular part of the Trittico after its first performances, not least because of the Lauretta's aria it contained :O mio babbino caro .

Performance history

The world premiere of Trittico on December 14, 1918 in the order Il tabarro , Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City was well received by the audience. The conductor was Roberto Moranzoni, on stage a. a. Claudia Muzio , Geraldine Farrar , Flora Perini and Luigi Montesanto with. Due to the travel difficulties in the post-war period, Puccini himself was not present. The first performance in Puccini's home country Italy followed on January 11, 1919 at the Teatro Constanzi in Rome . The performance was a success, especially the enjoyable Gianni Schicchi was celebrated by the audience. Performances in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Chicago followed in the same year. Performances in German-speaking countries followed, in the translation by Alfred Brüggemann , on October 20, 1920 at the Vienna State Opera and in 1921 in Hamburg. In 1928 the opera was performed in Berlin at the State Opera .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ernst Krause: Oper - Ein Opernführer, 3rd edition, Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig, p. 403