Opéra de Baugé 2026 - "Suor Angelica" & "Gianni Schicchi" de Puccini à Baugé

"Suor Angelica"
This tragic work reveals the implacable discipline of a 17thᵉ century convent and the self-righteous hypocrisy of the society that sealed Angelica's fate. As a young princess, she gave birth to a child she was never allowed to see, before being sent to a convent to "repent". After seven years of silent submission, she receives a visit from her aunt - whose chilling revelation delivers the final blow.
Yet Puccini's music allows light to filter through the darkness. The pain of the story is illuminated by Angelica's radiant personality, whose warmth makes the drama all the more poignant.

"Gianni Schicchi
A greedy family gathers at the bedside of their dying patriarch - only to discover that he has bequeathed his entire fortune to the local monastery. Furious and desperate, the parents resign themselves to calling on the cunning peasant Gianni Schicchi, the only person who can get them out of trouble. Schicchi agrees... but he has his own plan.
Puccini's most biting comedy unfolds in a whirlwind of intrigue, intractable parents and irresistible music, proving that in Florence, cunning can triumph over greed.

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