We are thrilled to present the Scottish Opera premiere of Puccini’s epic triple bill, Il trittico, this Spring. Opening at Theatre Royal Glasgow on March 11 before touring to Festival Theatre Edinburgh, this new co-production with Welsh National Opera is directed by the world-renowned Scot, Sir David McVicar. This is the first time he has directed this glorious trio of one-act operas — Il tabarro (The Cloak), Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) and Gianni Schicchi.
Our Music Director Stuart Stratford conducts Roland Wood (Don Giovanni 2022), Sunyoung Seo, Viktor Antipenko, Francesca Chiejina, Julian Close (making their debuts with us), Jamie MacDougall (Candide 2022), Louise Winter (Falstaff 2021), Máire Flavin (Opera Highlights 2018) and internationally-acclaimed Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill (Bluebeard’s Castle 2017). They are joined by our former Emerging Artists Elgan Llŷr Thomas (A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2022) and Sioned Gwen Davies (The Gondoliers 2022).
The set designs by Charles Edwards span the 1920s, 50s and 70s and take inspiration from the city of Glasgow and the work of French-Hungarian photographer Brassaï, as well as Oscar Marzaroli, who was famous for capturing images of Glasgow from the 1950s to 1980s.
Il trittico, which is supported by Dunard Fund, The Alexander Gibson Circle, Scottish Opera’s ‘Play a Supporting Role’ Appeal, and The Scottish Opera Endowment Trust, has an early start time of 6pm, with a long second interval for dinner and drinks. Audiences are able to order food from the theatre in advance, and we advise that you to do so as early as possible as availability is limited.
Book your tickets now at www.scottishopera.org.uk/shows/il-trittico/