Trittico

Puccini's Trittico, a triptych of three one-act operas, is well worth seeing at the Met this month. The opera had its world premiere at the Met in 1918. Puccini could not attend because of the war. The music is Puccini at his most mature. Gianni Schicchi features one of the best-known operas of all time; listeners may be shocked to encounter it in its cynical setting.