Trittico, Il


3h 30m 1981

Brief Synopsis

Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas (two melodramas and one comedy) is telecast in a live performance from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. "Il Tabarro" is set in the nineteenth century on the banks of the Seine in Paris and involves adultery and murder. "Suor Angelica" is set

Film Details

Also Known As
Gianni Schicchi, Live From the Met (11/14/81), Suor Angelica, Tabarro, Il, Trittico
Release Date
1981

Technical Specs

Duration
3h 30m

Synopsis

Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas (two melodramas and one comedy) is telecast in a live performance from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center. "Il Tabarro" is set in the nineteenth century on the banks of the Seine in Paris and involves adultery and murder. "Suor Angelica" is set in a convent in seventeenth century Italy and describes the redemption of a nun who once bore a child out of wedlock. "Gianni Schicchi," based on a story from "The Divine Comedy," is set in medieval Florence and tells the tale of a schemer who tricks a dead man's greedy relatives out of an inheritance.

Film Details

Also Known As
Gianni Schicchi, Live From the Met (11/14/81), Suor Angelica, Tabarro, Il, Trittico
Release Date
1981

Technical Specs

Duration
3h 30m

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