Details

Giorgetta, the young wife of Michele, a river-barge master, has tired of her husband and of the vagabond life she leads with him. She has fallen in love with a young stevedore. They plan to meet on the barge later, but Michele, alone on the deck that night, unwittingly gives the pre-arranged signal When Giorgetta comes out from the cabin her husband's cloak has already been wrapped around her lovers dead body. Sung in Italian with English titles. Running time approx. 1 hour.

Cast/Performers

Nina Pavlovski (Giorgetta), Susan Gorton (La Frugola), Leonardo Capalbo (Luigi), Jonathan Summers (Michele), Nicholas Sharratt (Tinca), William Mackie (Talpa)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Company: Opera North
Conductor: Martin Andre
Director: David Pountney
Design: Johan Engels
Costume: Tom Pye
Lighting: Adam Silverman