Il Trittico in Bilbao from November 23 to December 2
November 29 commemorates the centenary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, an absolute musical genius, a unique and unclassifiable personality and a theatrical master whose operas are among the essential masterpieces in the history of poetry, and his characters and heroines among the most famous and popular. To commemorate this anniversary, ABAO fully programs Il Trittico for the first time in its history, with the sponsorship of the BBVA Foundation.
With death as a common thread, Il Trittico is a trilogy of three short operas: Il Tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi. Inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, Puccini wanted Il Tabarro, tragic and true, to represent hell; Suor Angelica, melancholic and lyrical purgatory; and Gianni Schicchi the sky, in comedy form.
Vocally, the three works contain demands for the singers who participate in them and this operatic triad includes soloists of the caliber of Carlos Álvarez, Ángeles Blancas, Marco Berti, Chiara Isotton, Karita Mattila, Ioan Hotea, Stefano Palatchi, Ana Ibarra, Anna Gomá, Sofía Esparza, or Itziar de Unda, among the 29 performers participating in this authentic artistic tour de force.
Pedro Halffter, at the head of the Navarra Symphony Orchestra, will be in charge of directing the intense and incredible orchestral language and the immense expressive palette, full of colors and textures, which bring together three scores with a fast-paced rhythm and enormous dramatic contrasts.
On stage is the premiere of a great production by ABAO Bilbao Opera, signed by Paco Azorín, which presents the three operas in a creative way, recreating three individual paintings with a striking moving set, where lighting and projections play a relevant role inspired by Italian neorealism.
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