Synopsis

Life aboard a French river barge is a harsh existence, and for a young wife, it can breed loneliness as well. Yet within this confined and demanding world, even the faintest hope of something better can ignite envy. Puccini’s *Il tabarro* is a work too often overlooked—a raw, passionate drama of life on the margins, rendered with his characteristic melody and suspense. Who could be better suited to bring it to life than Sir Mark Elder, one of the foremost opera conductors of our time, and the Ha