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

Cast/Performers

Lucio Gallo (Gianni Schicchi), Susanna Hurrell (Lauretta), Paolo Fanale (Rinuccio), Elena Zilio (Zita), Cazrlo Bosi (Gherardo), Rebecca Evans (Nella), Gwynne Howell (Simone), Jeremy White (Betto di Signa), David Kempster (Marco), Marie McLaughlin (La Ciesca), Matteo Peirone (Maestro Spinelloccio), Tiziano Bracci (Ser Amantio di Nicolao), Simon Wilding (Pinellino), David Shipley (Guccio)

Creatives/Company

Author: Puccini (1918)
Lyrics: Giovacchino Forzano
Producer: Royal Opera House
Director: Richard Jones
Design: John Macfarlane
Costume: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting: Mimi Jordan Sherin
Choreographer: Lucy Burge
Company: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House