Puccini's Suor Angelica
Denis Krief (stage director), Valerio Galli (conductor) - With Maria José Siri (Sister Angelica), Anna Maria Chiuri (The Princess, her aunt), Marina Ogii (The Abbess)
Cast
Denis Krief — Stage director, set designer, costume designer, lighting designer
María José Siri — Sister Angelica
Anna Maria Chiuri — The Princess, her aunt
Marina Ogii
Anna Malavasi — The Monitress
Giada Frasconi — The Mistress of the Novices
Program notes
Welcome to the second opera in Puccini's famous Il trittico (“The Triptych”) trio: Suor Angelica. A cast of impeccable quality eagerly awaits at Florence's Maggio Musicale, with the resplendent María José Siri in the title role and Anna Maria Chiuri as the overbearing princess.
The plot opens with a sublime chorus evoking Sister Angelica’s tranquil life in the convent. The sisters rejoice as one of three magical evenings in the year draws closer, when the sunlight seems to turn the fountain’s water to gold. But this peaceful spell is broken by a mysterious visitor: the princess. As her presence becomes increasingly intrusive to the nuns, the secrets of Angelica’s past are in danger of being revealed…
Photo © Michele Monasta
