Suor Angelica
A tragic story of maternal love and loss: Richard Jones presents a moving interpretation of the second opera in Puccini’s Il trittico.
Introduction
Sister Angelica has been forced to enter a convent by her family, following a scandal. When she receives a visit from her aunt, the Princess, it stirs up painful memories.
News and features
Il trittico DVD nominated for BBC Music Magazine Award
Award to be decided by public vote.
Puccini's Il trittico released on DVD
Richard Jones's acclaimed production available to buy from ROH shop.
Il trittico and Eva-Maria Westbroek shortlisted for RPS Music awards
Two Royal Opera nominations in this year's Royal Philharmonic Society Awards.
Background
The second installment in Giacomo Puccini’s triptych of operas, Il trittico, is characterized by music of ethereal and spiritual beauty, in contrast to the dark melodrama of Il tabarro and the gutsy comedy of Gianni Schicchi. It was premiered in 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, as part of the first complete performance of Il trittico, one month after the end of World War I.
Director Richard Jones sets Angelica’s story in a mid-20th-century children’s hospital, where the sisters tend to patients on a busy ward. Suor Angelica contains some of Puccini’s most poignant music, including Angelica’s aria ‘Senza mamma’, in which she expresses her grief after receiving devasting news. The realism of the famous final scene gives it great tragic weight in this production.
Please note
This work is part of the trio of operas Il trittico
Credits
| Director | Richard Jones |
| Set designs | Miriam Buether |
| Costume designs | Nicky Gillibrand |
| Lighting design | D M Wood |
| Movement Director | Sarah Fahie |
