In cooperation with The Jerusalem Opera 

Danielle Lasry, director

Libretto: Giuseppe Adami

Based on Didier Gold’s La Houppelande

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Omer Arieli, conductor

Daniel Luis de Vicente, baritone

Yasmine Levi-Ellentuck, soprano

Zi-Zhao Guo, tenor

Noa Hope, mezzo soprano

Lev Elgardt, bass

which Puccini finalized in 1916. The first performance was given in 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, as a result of WWI. 

Following the premiere Puccini made further adjustments to the opera, and it was staged in its final version in 1922. Since then, Il Tabarro is staged independently in major opera houses around the world, performed by renowned soloists under the baton of some of the world’s best conductors.

Paris, 1910. To the backdrop of an anchorage on the Seine with its sweaty workers and the flowing river, the opera focuses on a single image, a miniature. 

A barge anchors by the dock. Michele, the owner of the barge, his young wife Giorgetta and several stevedores are the main characters in a condensed plot, taking place during only a few hours – from sunrise to sunset, and ends in a gruesome drama. 

This performance of Il Tabarro marks 100 years since its first performance in its final version.