Details

'Suor Angelica'....A Tuscan convent, late 17th Century, Sister Angelica was forced by her noble family to take the veil after giving birth to a son out of wedlock. The opera ends when Angelica drinks a poison she has made herself, realises she has committed a deadly sin and prays to the Virgin for forgiveness. As she dies, she has a vision in which the Virgin brings her son to her. Sung in Italian

Cast/Performers

Ermonela Jaho (Sister Angelica), Anna Larsson (The Princess), Irina Mishura (Abbess), Elena Zilio (Monitress), Elizabeth Sikora (Mistress of the Novices), Jennifer Davis (Nursing Sister), Lauren Fagan (Sister Genovieffa)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics: Giovacchino Forzano
Producer: Royal Opera House
Director(s): Richard Jones, Sarah Fahie (movement)
Design: Miriam Buether
Costume: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting: D.M. Wood
Conductor: Nicola Luisotti
Company(s): Royal Opera Chorus (women only), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House