Award-winning film directors William Friedkin and Woody Allen join forces to create a new cinematic production of Puccini's trio of one-act operas.

Bringing fresh insight to Puccini's trilogy of one-act operas will be two Academy Award-winning filmmakers. William Friedkin will direct Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica and Woody Allen will make his opera debut directing Gianni Schicchi. Tony Award-winning production designer Santo Loquasto (who has worked on more than 20 Woody Allen films) will design all three operas. On the podium will be Music Director James Conlon.

Il Tabarro ("The Cloak"), the story of a passionate love triangle that leads to a tragic end, features Mark Delavan, Salvatore Licitra and Anja Kampe. Suor Angelica ("Sister Angelica") tells the heart-rending tale of a cloistered nun with a worldly secret, and it features some of Puccini's most meltingly beautiful melodies, including the poignant "Senza Mamma." Sondra Radvanovsky returns to sing the title role, and mezzo Larissa Diadkova makes her Company debut. Gianni Schicchi, a romantic comedy that takes a page from Dante, features Thomas Allen in his debut in the title role along with soprano Laura Tatulescu and tenor Saimir Pirgu, who make their company debuts.

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(IL TABARRO) MICHELE Mark Delavan View Profile GIORGETTA Anja Kampe View Profile LUIGI Salvatore Licitra View Profile TALPA John Del Carlo View Profile FRUGOLA Tichina Vaughn* View Profile TINCA Matthew O’Neill* View Profile SONG VENDOR Robert MacNeil View Profile (SUOR ANGELICA) SISTER ANGELICA Sondra Radvanovsky View Profile THE PRINCESS Larissa Diadkova* View Profile SISTER GENOVIEFFA Jennifer Black* View Profile THE MONITRESS Tichina Vaughn* View Profile THE MISTRESS OF THE NOVICES Catherine Keen* View Profile THE ABBESS Ronnita Miller* (GIANNI SCHICCHI) GIANNI SCHICCHI Thomas Allen View Profile RINUCCIO Saimir Pirgu* View Profile LAURETTA Laura Tatulescu* View Profile LAURETTA (9/17, 9/21) Jennifer Black* View Profile ZITA Jill Grove View Profile GHERARDO Greg Fedderly View Profile NELLA Rebekah Camm View Profile SIMONE Andrea Silvestrelli* View Profile LA CIESCA Lauren McNeese View Profile BETTO DI SIGNA Steven Condy* View Profile MARCO Brian Leerhuber View Profile

CONDUCTOR James Conlon View Profile DIRECTOR (Il Tabarro & Suor Angelica) William Friedkin View Profile DIRECTOR (Gianni Schicchi) Woody Allen* View Profile SET DESIGNER Santo Loquasto* View Profile COSTUME DESIGNER (Il Tabarro & Suor Angelica) Sam Fleming View Profile COSTUME DESIGNER (Gianni Schicchi) Santo Loquasto* View Profile LIGHTING DESIGNER Mark Jonathan View Profile ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR/CHORUS MASTER Grant Gershon View Profile