Join us on Saturday afternoon after the The Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Richard Strauss'ELEKTRA(at approximately 3 pm) to hear the mega-talented resident artists of the Academy of Vocal Arts sing Puccini! You'll hear two of the one-act operas from Il Trittico - GIANNI SCHICCHI AND IL TABARRO (the cloak).
More information about both operas, plus videos and photos on the AVA website!
Gianni Schicchi
Richard Raub, conductor
Tito Capobianco, stage director
Briefly mentioned in Dante’s Inferno, title character Gianni Schicchi plays upon the avarice of a dead man’s family to take for himself the large part of their inheritance.
Debuting in Philadelphia in 1918, Philly audiences have seen Nelson Eddy and Licia Albanese perform roles. The 2009 Opera Company of Philadelphia production featured AVA alumni Ailyn Pérez and Stephen Costello as Lauretta and Rinuccio.
Il tabarro
Christofer Macatsoris, conductor
Tito Capobianco, stage director
Il tabarro (“The cloak”) was originally conceived as a companion piece for Gianni Schicchi in Puccini’s Il trittico (along with Suor Angelica). It is the second-most frequently performed of the Triptych and is often paired with Gianni Schicchi. Presented in the style of verismo (“realism”) opera, the story revolves around a love triangle of a barge owner, his wife and a stevedore.
The cloak that once warmed the barge owner's young bride now hides a chilling secret for her...
Cast list:
Il tabarro
Michele – Jared Bybee
Luigi – Marco Cammarota
Tinca – Piotr Buszewski
Talpa – Anthony Schneider
Giorgetta – Vanessa Vasquez
Frugola – Hannah Ludwig
Scaricatori – Ethan Simpson, Daniel Noyola, Jorge Espino, Anthony Whitson-Martini, Matthew White
Venditore di canzonette – Matthew White
Minionettes – Alexandra Schenck, Alexandra Nowakowski
Voce di soprano – Alexandra Nowakowski
Voce di tenorino – Matthew White
Lovers – Alexandra Nowakowski, Matthew White
Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi – Ethan Simpson
Lauretta – Karen Barraza
Zita – Allegra De Vita
Rinuccio – Alasdair Kent
Gherardo – Matthew White
Nella – Meryl Dominguez
Betto di Signa – Daniel Noyola
Simone – Anthony Schneider
La Ciesca – Alexandra Schenck
Marco – Jorge Espino
Gherardino – Aidan Barrow
Spinellochio– Anthony Martini-Whitson
Ser Amantio di Nicolao – Anthony Martini-Whitson
Pinellino – Piotr Buszewski (the roles of Pinellino and Guccio will be combined for the broadcast)
Buoso Donati – Bob Kravitz