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RUN TIME – 1 hour and 55 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission Pre-Opera Lecture LANGUAGE – Sung in Italian with English text projected above the stage Making a welcome return for these performances is mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, who will sing the role of the Principessa in Suor Angelica, and will take on the title role of Gianni Schicchi, a role traditionally sung by a baritone, for an opera first! Directed by Paul Curran and conducted by Yves Abel, San Diego Opera’s Principal Conductor. Considered a comic masterpiece, this is a dark satire based on a real story mentioned in Dante’s Inferno and includes the famous aria “O mio babbino caro.” So they enlist the help of fixer Gianni Schicchi who helps turn the tables, but not in the way they expect. The comic-opera Gianni Schicchi begins with the death of wealthy Florentine Buoso Donati, and his distraught family who are upset about being forgotten in his will. After seven years, she is visited by her aunt, the Principessa, who brings tragic news of her son, which sets in motion a series of dire actions that ultimately result in tragedy, forgiveness, and peace. Suor Angelica tells the story of a woman (Marina Costa-Jackson) who bears a child out of wedlock and is sent to a convent for penance.

In Croatia, the role of Tosca was interpreted by the famous Milko Trnina, and Puccini himself rated her performance with the highest marks.This evening, which we are calling The Puccini Duo, brings to life two great Puccini one-act operas. The premieres were also attended by Queen Margareta of Italy and then Prime Minister Luigi Pelloux.

The Tosca premiere took place about 100 years after the time of the opera. The libretto for Puccini’s Tosca was written by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. This drama was written specifically for actress Sarah Bernhardt in the lead role of Tosca. Puccini did not invent the opera Tosca himself, but the theme was taken from the drama by the French author Victor Sardou. Specifically, he promised to spare him the death sentence if Tosca agrees to a night with the baron. He was arrested by Roman police commander Baron Scarpia and blackmailed by Tosca. Floria Tosca was, according to this story, a celebrated opera singer, who was in love with Maria Cavaradossi, Bonapartist. The action takes place in the aftermath of the French Revolution, when Italy was under the rule of the French (Napoleon Bonaparte organized much of Italy in the form of a set of submissive states). Tosca is based on the story of singer Florida Tosca, an Italian who lived at the turn of the 18th to 19th centuries. It is one of the most performed operas in the world today, which has gained and retained great popularity.