Students of MSFO, Opera Conservatory present Puccini’s ‘Suor Angelica,’ ‘Gianni Schicchi’

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Marquita Richardson, along with other members of the conservatory, perform their first opera of the 2023 season, Sour Angelica, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico, on July 17, 2023, in the Amphitheater. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artists perform their first opera of the 2023 season, Gianni Schicchi, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Marquita Richardson, playing Suor Angelica, in the moment right after she drank poison as an act of suicide to be with her deceased son. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artists perform their first opera of the 2023 season, Gianni Schicchi, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico, on July 17, 2023, in the Amphitheater. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artists perform their first opera of the 2023 season, Gianni Schicchi, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Marquita Richardson, playing Suor Angelica, along with other members of the conservatory, perform their first opera of the 2023 season, Sour Angelica, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Marquita Richardson, playing Suor Angelica, along with other members of the conservatory, perform their first opera of the 2023 season, Sour Angelica, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, LaDejia, playing the role of La zia Principessa, along with other members of the conservatory, perform their first opera of the 2023 season, Sour Angelica, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Yeongtaek Yang, playing the role of Gianni Schicchi, sings during the conservatory’s first opera of the 2023 season. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Fernando Silva-Gorbea, playing the role of Rinuccio, embraces Phoebe Chee, playing the role of Lauretta, while Benjamin Sokol, in the role of Betto di Signa, encourages them during the conservatory’s first opera of the 2023 season. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Marquita Richardson, playing Suor Angelica, along with other members of the conservatory, perform their first opera of the 2023 season. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Yeongtaek Yang, playing the role of Gianni Schicchi, poses in the final scene of the conservatory’s first opera of the 2023 season. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artists perform their first opera of the 2023 season, Gianni Schicchi, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artists, Benjamin Sokol, left, Hailey Gutowski, middle, and Noah Mond, right, perform the conservatory’s first opera of the 2023 season. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artist, Fernando Silva-Gorbea, plays the role of Rinuccio, in the conservatory’s first opera of the 2023 season. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Chautauqua Opera Conservatory Apprentice Artists take bow after performing their first opera of the 2023 season, Gianni Schicchi, one third of the triptych Puccini’s Il Trittico. CARRIE LEGG/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER