Asmik Grigorian; Misha Kiria; Roman Burdenko; Joshua Guerrero; Karita Mattila; Hanna Schwarz; Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Philharmoniker; Christof Loy; Franz Welser-Most - Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico

Il trittico was premiered in New York on 14 December 1918, composed while the First World War was still raging in Europe. At first glance, the three one-act operas Gianni Schicchi, Il tabarro and Suor Angelica seem to have no connection with each other; their common denominator is solely the entanglement of man in a fateful destiny that only exceptionally, for a moment, seems to promise a happy outcome to the iadventure of lifei - a set of themes that in its complexity seems to be in such good hands with few directors as with Christof Loy. The main female roles in the three opera acts are performed by the Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian, a very rare and tremendous feat, but once again connects the works to each other.