query: first_performance suor angelica
supports: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC (born Yannick Séguin; 6 March 1975) is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He currently holds leadership posts with the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal), the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. In June 2016 he was named music director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York beginning in 2020 (assuming the title "music director designate" as of the 2017-2018 season). Il trittico ("The Triptych") is the title of a collection of three one-act operas, "Il tabarro", "Suor Angelica", and "Gianni Schicchi", by Giacomo Puccini. The work received its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on 14 December 1918. Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (22 December 1858 29 November 1924) was an Italian opera composer who has been called "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi". Il tabarro (The Cloak) is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on Didier Gold's play "La houppelande". It is the first of the trio of operas known as "Il trittico". The first performance was given on 14 December 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Giovacchino Forzano (19 November 1884  28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage director, and film director. A resourceful writer, he authored numerous popular plays and produced opera librettos for most of the major Italian composers of the early twentieth century, including the librettos for Giacomo Puccini's "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi". The Metropolitan Opera, commonly referred to as "The Met", is a company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager. The music director position is in transition as of 2016. The music director designate is Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the music director emeritus is James Levine. Suor Angelica ( Sister Angelica ) is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an original Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano . It is the second opera of the trio of operas known as Il trittico ( Triptych ) . It received its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera on December 14 , 1918 .
candidates: 14 december 1918 1884 1924 1975
answer: 14 december 1918