Il trittico: Il tabarro / Suor Angelica / Gianni Schicchi

Album by Giacomo Puccini & Ileana Cotrubaș & Renata Scotto & Marilyn Horne & Tito Gobbi & Plácido Domingo & Ingvar Wixell & Philharmonia Orchestra & London Symphony Orchestra & Lorin Maazel

Il trittico is a triptych of one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini, first performed in 1918. Musically it exemplifies Puccini's late-period operatic style, combining verismo-driven orchestral colour, lyrical vocal writing and sharp dramatic contrasts to encompass sombre drama, devotional introspection and brisk comedy, and it occupies a distinct place in his output as the final set of complete stage works that display his range.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Il trittico, Part I: Il tabarro
    55:30

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Il trittico, Part II: Suor Angelica: Beginning
    41:07
  2. 3.
    Il trittico, Part II: Suor Angelica: "Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!"
    17:43

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Il trittico, Part III: Gianni Schicchi: Beginning
    21:25
  2. 4.
    Il trittico, Part III: Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
    31:21

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