Three for One
Donald Macleod, in conversation with Sir Antonio Pappano, traces the developmental line of Puccini's meticulously crafted dramatic heroines, concluding with Il trittico.
Donald Macleod, in conversation with Sir Antonio Pappano concludes this series exploring Puccini's heroines with Il trittico, three one-act operas and three contrasting female leads, Il tabarro's Giorgetta, Suor Angelica and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, for whom he wrote one of the most beautiful, soaring melodies in opera, O mio babbino caro.
Manon Lescaut, Mim矛,Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Suor Angelica are women who capture our hearts and connect directly with our emotions. Recorded at the Royal Opera House, seated beneath several striking portraits of the composer, Tony dips into the scores to show how Puccini created these unforgettable characters and how with each one, he was seeking a perfect synthesis between music and action, constantly looking to push the boundaries of his musical language.
Born in 1858 in Lucca into a dynasty of musicians, Puccini was destined to be a church composer. That all changed when at age of 18, he walked to Pisa to see Verdi's Aida. It proved to be a formative experience. In that moment, he determined to become a man of the theatre, writing music exclusively for the stage. He went on to produce a dozen operas in fulfilment of that ambition - the last of them left incomplete at his death in 1924 - include La Boh猫me, Tosca and Madama Butterfly, still the cornerstones of any opera house's repertory.
The success of Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas, Il trittico at its New York premiere in 1918 ended a difficult decade for the composer. He'd started and abandoned several theatrical projects but now, finally, his hunger to embrace a new and modern musical language found expression in these three carefully balanced narratives: the darkly impressionistic Il tabarro follows Giorgetta and Luigi's illicit affair to a shocking conclusion, Puccini's own personal favourite, recounts a moment of truth and its tragic consequences for Suor Angelica and to round the evening off, greedy relatives are outwitted in the fast paced comic opera Gianni Schicchi.
臇 ben altro il mio sogno (Il tabarro)
Maria Guleghina, soprano, Giorgetta
Neil Shicoff, tenor, Luigi
Carlo Guelfi, baritone, Michele
Elena Zilio, mezzo soprano, la Frugola
Enrico Fissore, bass, Il Talpa
London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Il principe Gualtiero vostro padre.....Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morte (Suor Angelica)
Cristina Gallardo-Domas, soprano, Suor Angelica
Bernadette Manca di Nissa, contralto, La zia principessa
Philharmonia Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor
C'猫 una persona sola chi ci pu貌 consigliare.....O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Roberto Alagna, tenor, Rinuccio
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano, Lauretta
Jos茅 van Dam, baritone, Gianni Schicchi
Felicity Palmer, soprano, Zita
London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor.
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Giacomo Puccini
Il Tabarro - Opening theme
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Giacomo Puccini
Il Tabarro - Opening theme (extract)
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Giacomo Puccini
Il Tabarro - O Michele, Michele
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Il Tabarro (extract)
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Giacomo Puccini
Il Tabarro - E ben altro mio sogno
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Giacomo Puccini
Il Tabarro - O Luigi Luigi
Singer: Maria Guleghina. Singer: Neil Shicoff. Singer: Carlo Guelfi. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- EMI CLASSICS : 556-587 2.
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Giacomo Puccini
Suor Angelica - opening Ave Maria
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Giacomo Puccini
Suor Angelica (extract)
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Giacomo Puccini
Suor Angelica - Nel silenzio di quei raccoglimenti ..... senza mamma o bimbo,
Singer: Cristina Gallardo鈥怐om芒s. Singer: Bernadette Manca di Nissa. Choir: London Voices. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- EMI : 5 565-87 2.
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Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicchi - Povero Buoso!
Singer: Felicity Palmer. Singer: Luigi Roni. Singer: Roberto Alagna. Singer: Elena Zilio. Singer: Roberto Scaltriti. Singer: Patrizia Ciofi. Singer: Paolo Barbacini. Singer: Carlos Chausson. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- EMI : 5 565-87 2.
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Gianni Schicchi (extract)
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Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicchi (extract)
Singer: Jos茅 van Dam. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Roberto Alagna. Singer: Angela Gheorghiu. Singer: Paolo Barbacini. Singer: Felicity Palmer. Singer: Elena Zilio. Singer: Patrizia Ciofi. Singer: Luigi Roni. Singer: Roberto Scaltriti. Singer: Carlos Chausson.- EMI : 5 565-87 2.
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