Il Trittico - Royal Ballet and Opera
- 3hr 40min. Including 2 intervals.
- Royal Opera House
- Booking details
- Booking from: Friday, 5 March 2027 Booking until: Thursday, 18 March 2027
- Running time: 3hr 40min. Including 2 intervals.
- Age restrictions
Il Trittico - Royal Ballet and Opera description
About the Show
Puccini's Il Trittico brings together three one-act operas. Il tabarro is set on a barge on the Seine, where Giorgetta, grieving the loss of her baby, begins an affair as her husband Michele grows suspicious. In Suor Angelica, a young nun is visited by her aunt, the Princess, who brings news of the child Angelica was made to give up. Gianni Schicchi is a comedy in which a Florentine family asks the quick-witted Schicchi to alter a will, only for him to turn the scheme to his own advantage.
The three operas premiered together at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1918. The score includes the aria 'O mio babbino caro' as well as 'Senza mamma' from Suor Angelica. This production, first seen at Covent Garden in 2011, uses a separate design for each opera. It is sung in Italian with English surtitles and runs for approximately 3 hours 40 minutes, including two intervals.
Cast and Creatives
Richard Jones, an Olivier Award winner, directs, with sets by Ultz, Miriam Buether and John Macfarlane, costumes by Nicky Gillibrand and lighting by D. M. Wood and Mimi Jordan Sherin. Speranza Scappucci conducts. The libretti are by Giuseppe Adami and Giovacchino Forzano.
The cast includes Natalya Romaniw, Étienne Dupuis, SeokJong Baek, Ermonela Jaho, who sang Sister Angelica in the production's 2016 revival, Bryn Terfel and Sir Thomas Allen.
Why You Should Watch It
Three very different stories, from tragedy to farce, make for a varied evening of Puccini at the Royal Opera House. Book your tickets now.
