Il tabarro

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Il tabarro is a one-act verismo opera by Giacomo Puccini, known for its dark, atmospheric portrayal of jealousy and murder among dockworkers on the Seine in Paris.

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Il tabarro canonical 6
Il tabarro first 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf one-act opera
opera
verismo opera
associatedWork Gianni Schicchi
Suor Angelica
basedOn La houppelande by Didier Gold
belongsToPeriod 20th-century opera
characterOccupation barge owner
dockworker
composer Giacomo Puccini
compositionCountry Italy
cycleOrder first opera of Il trittico
firstPerformanceLanguage Italian
genre verismo
hasJealousHusbandCharacter yes
hasMurderScene yes
historicalContext World War I
surface form: World War I era
language Italian
librettist Giuseppe Adami NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Giorgetta
Luigi
Michele
notableFeature compact dramatic structure
intense orchestral color
realistic depiction of dockworkers
numberOfActs 1
orchestration large orchestra
originalTitleLanguage Italian
partOf Il trittico
premiereCity New York City
premiereDate 1918-12-14
premierePlace Metropolitan Opera
publisher Casa Ricordi
settingEnvironment barge on the Seine
settingLocation Paris
River Seine
surface form: the Seine
structure continuous music
style atmospheric
dark
theme adultery
jealousy
murder
working-class life
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
titleTranslationEnglish The Cloak
workNumberInComposerOutput first opera of Il trittico

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Giacomo Puccini notableWork Il tabarro
Giuseppe Adami notableWork Il tabarro
Giuseppe Adami wroteLibrettoFor Il tabarro
Il trittico consistsOf Il tabarro
Il trittico componentOrder Il tabarro
this entity surface form: Il tabarro first
Suor Angelica premieredWith Il tabarro