Suor Angelica

opera by Puccini

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Suor Angelica is one of three one-act operas that make up Giacomo Puccini's Il trittico (The Triptych). Composed in 1918, it is the sentimental opera of the trio, which also includes the melodramatic Il tabarro and the comic Gianni Schicchi.1

The opera tells the story of a young woman forced into a convent after becoming pregnant. She lives a life of penance, longing for her child, who was taken from her at birth. Her suffering culminates in a vision of her son's soul ascending to heaven, a miracle that grants her peace and redemption.1

Suor Angelica is known for its emotional depth and poignant portrayal of maternal love and spiritual solace.1

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Giacomo Puccini
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…tabarro (The Cloak), the sentimental Suor Angelica, and the comic Gianni Schicchi. His last opera, based on the fable of Turandot as told in the play Turandot by the 18th-century Italian dramatist Carlo Gozzi, is the only Italian opera in the Impressionistic style. Puccini did not complete Turandot, unable to…
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…tabarro (The Cloak), the sentimental Suor Angelica, and the comic Gianni Schicchi. His last opera, based on the fable of Turandot as told in the play Turandot by the 18th-century Italian dramatist Carlo Gozzi, is the only Italian opera in the Impressionistic style. Puccini did not complete Turandot, unable to…
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