Il trittico

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Il trittico is a trio of one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini, premiered in 1918, that juxtapose tragedy, melodrama, and comedy within a single evening’s program.

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Il trittico canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collection of one-act operas
operatic triptych
basedOnWorkForGianniSchicchi Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy
surface form: Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (Inferno, Canto XXX)}
catalogueNumber Gianni Schicchi
surface form: Puccini's Il trittico
commissionedBy Metropolitan Opera
componentOrder Gianni Schicchi third
Il tabarro
surface form: Il tabarro first

Suor Angelica second
composer Giacomo Puccini
composerBirthYear 1858
composerDeathYear 1924
consistsOf Gianni Schicchi
Il tabarro
Suor Angelica
countryOfOrigin Italy
duration approximately three hours including intervals
firstConductor Roberto Moranzoni NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCity New York City
firstPerformanceCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
genre opera
intendedPerformanceMode complete cycle in a single evening
language Italian
librettistOfGianniSchicchi Giovacchino Forzano
librettistOfIlTabarro Giuseppe Adami NERFINISHED
librettistOfSuorAngelica Giovacchino Forzano
movement verismo
notableAria O mio babbino caro
Senza mamma
notableAriaFrom Gianni Schicchi
Suor Angelica
numberOfParts 3
orchestration large orchestra
premiereDate 1918-12-14
premieredBy Metropolitan Opera
premierePlace Metropolitan Opera House
surface form: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City
publisher Casa Ricordi
settingOfGianniSchicchi Florence
settingOfIlTabarro barge on the Seine in Paris
settingOfSuorAngelica convent near Siena
structure three one-act operas performed in one evening
style late Romantic
subjectMatterGianniSchicchi greed and comic deception
subjectMatterIlTabarro jealousy and murder
subjectMatterSuorAngelica guilt, redemption, and religious devotion
thematicContrast comedy
melodrama
tragedy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Giacomo Puccini notableWork Il trittico
Gianni Schicchi partOf Il trittico
Suor Angelica partOf Il trittico
Il tabarro partOf Il trittico