Il tabarro is a through-composed piece without strict scene delineations. Guidelines given here are intended to give a general idea of the different events which occur through the opera, and which characters are involved. Scene titles are author’s own.
Unloading the cargo ‘O Michele? Michele?’ - Giorgetta, Michele, Luigi, Scaricatori
Drinking wine and dancing ‘Sacchi dannati, mondo birbone!’ - Giorgetta, Tinca, Luigi, Talpa, Organ-Grinder
Michele returns ‘Dunque, che cosa credi?’ - Giorgetta, Michele, Venditore di Canzonette, Midinettes
Frugola ‘O eterni innamorati, buona seta’ - Frugola, Giorgetta
The workers go drinking ‘To! Guarda la mia vecchia!’ - Frugola, Giorgetta, Luigi, Michele, Talpa, Tinca
Dreaming of a better life ‘Hai ben ragione’ and ‘È ben altro il mio sogno!' - Frugola, Giorgetta, Luigi, Michele, Talpa, Tinca
Luigi and Giorgetta ‘O Luigi! Bada a te! Può salir fra un momento’ - Luigi, Giorgetta
The baby ‘Perchè non vai a letto?’ - Michele, Giorgetta
Michele alone ‘Bocca di rosa fresca’ and ‘Nulla! Silenzio!’ - Due amanti, Michele
The murder ‘T’ho colto’ - Michele, Luigi, Giorgetta
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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