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. New Production. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Alan Opie (Gianni Schicchi), Anna Patalong (Lauretta), Carole Wilson (Zita), Jung Soo Yun (Rinuccio), Neal Cooper (Gherardo), Sarah Redgwick (Nella), Simon Wilding (Betto), William Robert Allenby (Simone), Charles Johnston (La Ciesca), Aidan Smith (Master Spinelloccio), John Lofthouse (Amantio di Nicolao), Niall Windass (Gherardino), Dickon Gough (Pinellino), Mark Spyropoulos (Guccio)

Creatives/Company

Author: Puccini (1918)
Lyrics: Giovacchino Forzano
Producer: Holland Park
Company: City of London Sinfonia
Conductor: Manlio Benzi
Director: Martin Lloyd-Evans
Design: Susannah Henry
Lighting: Colin Grenfell