Il Tabarro - Michele / Gianni Schicchi - Gianni Schicchi
This evening of one-acts is like a lavish 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 cast. "Smartly directed by James Robinson and conducted with sweeping lyricism by Patrick Summers" (San Francisco Chronicle). Soprano Patricia Racette, whose many San Francisco Opera triumphs include her incisive portrait of Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly,"tackled all three soprano roles...and emerged triumphant" (San Francisco Chronicle). In the three diverse soprano roles, "Racette modulated the quality and tone of her radiant, muscular sound accordingly. The title role in Suor Angelica is the real soprano showcase, a virtuoso exercise in both soaring vocalism and emotional specificity, and Racette rose superbly to the challenge."
‘리골레토’는 한 아버지의 비극을 그린 작품으로, 무대는 이탈리아 북부의 만토바 공국이다. 만토바를 다스리는 젊은 공작을 위해 일하는 어릿광대 리골레토는 바람둥이 공작에게 여자를 소개해 주고 뒤처리까지 해주며 두터운 신임을 얻는다. 그러나 리골레토의 숨겨진 딸 질다에게 공작이 접근하면서 돌이킬 수 없는 비극이 시작된다.
