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Il Trittico

3 – 19 July 2024

In the Joan Sutherland Theatre

Opera Australia

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One night, three very different operas: this operatic feast showcases Puccini at his best.

Desperation. Despair. Deception.

Il Trittico is an operatic treat: a rare chance to see three short operas in one night.

Love, lies and death permeate the gritty melodrama of Il Tabarro, the intimate tragedy of Suor Angelica and the surprising satire of Gianni Schicchi.

The audience is the winner, with a triple helping of Puccini’s sumptuous orchestra writing, famous arias and the witty, tight ensemble singing of the best comedies. 

We’ve brought together three outstanding Australian directors to tell these stories, plus exciting young conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya and a brilliant Australian cast.

Presented by Opera Australia

The Operas

Trailer

Artist information

Conductor
Lidiya Yankovskaya

Director - Il Tabarro
Constantine Costi

Director - Suor Angelica
Imara Savage

Director - Gianni Schicchi
Shaun Rennie

Set and Costume Designer
Michael Hankin

Lighting Designer
Verity Hampson

Il Tabarro
Michele
Simon Meadows

Suor Angelica
Angelica
Lauren Fagan

Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi
Simon Meadows

Lauretta
Stacey Alleaume

Opera Australia Orchestra
Opera Australia Chorus

Plan your visit

Venue information

Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.

All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.

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