Details

Puccini's only comic opera. The title character is an historical figure mentioned in Dante's The Inferno. Puccini's scheming, comic subverter, Gianni Schicchi, does leave some hope for the future. Whilst his resourcefulness and cunning at times appear to have suspect motivations, Gianni Schicchi assures the happiness of the lovers, his daughter Lauretta, and Rinuccio. Puccini's comic score includes some of his most dexterous and brilliant writing. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Supported by Paul and Carol Collins

Cast/Performers

Alessandro Corbelli (Gianni Schicchi), Sally Matthews (Lauretta), Massimo Giordano (Rinuccio), Felicity Palmer (Zita), Marie McLaughlin (La Ciesca), Adrian Thompson (Gherardo), Olga Schalaewa (Nella), Luigi Roni (Simone), Maxim Mikhailov (Betto di Signa), Riccardo Novaro (Marco), Viateschlav Voinarovski (Maestro Spinelloccio), Richard Mosley-Evans (Ser Amantio di Nicolao)

Creatives/Company

Author: Puccini (1918)
Lyrics: Giovacchino Forzano
Producer: Glyndebourne Opera
Company: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
Director: Annabel Arden
Design: Vicki Mortimer
Costume: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting: Paule Constable