Il Trittico (2012)

• 84%
• 2012
• Paolo Gavanelli
• Tamara Wapinsky
• David Lomeli

This evening of one-acts is like a extravagantem three-course dinner, prepared by a master and promising something for everyone ' s taste. Not since 1952 had San Francisco audiences had the rare opportunity to enjoy this unique work the way its creator intended-in its entirety and with an ideal besetzung. "Smartly directed by James Robinson and conducted with sweeping lyricism by Patrick Summers" (San Francisco Chronicle). Die sopranistin Patricia Racette, whose many San Francisco Opera triumphs umfasst her-eine eindringliche portrait of Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly,"tackled all three sopran roles...und physiotherapeutische massnahmen triumphant" (San Francisco Chronicle). In the three verschiedenen sopran-roles", "Racette modulated the quality and tone of her radiant, muscular sound accordingly. The title role in Suor Angelica is the real sopran showcase, a virtuoso exercise in both soaring vocalism and emotional specificity, and Racette rose superbly to the challenge.