| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2012 Theater an der Wien | Il trittico scores a hat-trick at the Theater an der Wien |
Following a string of misses, the Theater an der Wien emerges from its recent dry patch with a new production of Puccini’s triptych which offers a winning cast, the best playing heard at the house in months, and a smart production.
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| 12-Sep-2011 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Pappano's Trittico makes a storming season opener |
Murder. Suicide. Grand larceny. Puccini's triptych of short operas, two tragedies followed by a riotous farce, always makes for an evening of variety, with the potential for many snatches of greatness. Antonio Pappano is a fan - he recorded Il Trittico with the LSO in 1998, and featured Gianni Schicchi in his BBC series on Italian opera - and undoubtedly had a large hand in its being chosen to open the Royal Opera's 2011-12 season.Read full review... | |
| 27-Oct-2010 Opéra Bastille | Puccini's Il Trittico at Opéra Bastille |
Puccini's Il Trittico, performed last night at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, is a unique item in the repertoire: a series of three one act operas with little to link them except the composer's conceit of what would work together in an evening. Each opera clocks in at something under an hour, and despite the relatively short duration, each has plenty of time to develop its characters. And every one packs a powerful punch.Read full review... | |