The opera opens with scenes showing typical aspects of life in the convent — all the sisters sing hymns, the Monitor scolds two lay-sisters, everyone gathers for recreation in the courtyard. The sisters rejoice because, as the Mistress of Novices explains, this is the first of three evenings that occur each year when the setting sun strikes the fountain so as to turn its water golden. This event causes the sisters to remember Bianca Rosa, a sister who has died. Sister Genevieve suggests they pour some of the "golden" water onto her tomb.
Original Name | Il trittico |
Librettist | Giovacchino Forzano |
Date of composition | 1917 |
Premiered | 1918, December 14th (Metropolitan Opera) in New York, NY, United States |
Type | Opera |
Spoken language | Italian |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Chorus/Choir Voice (Soprano) - Sister Angelica Voice (Contralto) - The Princess, Angelica's aunt Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - The Abbess Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - The Monitress Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - The Mistress of the novices Voice (Soprano) - Sister Genovieffa Voice (Soprano) - Sister Osmina Voice (Soprano) - Sister Dolcina Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - The nursing sister 2x Voice (Soprano) - The alms sisters Voice (Soprano) - A novice 2x Voice - Female voices ; The lay sisters |
Autotranslations beta |
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