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Gianni Schicchi

Plácido Domingo (Gianni Schicchi), Andriana Chuchman (Lauretta), Meredith Arwady (Zita), Arturo Chacón-Cruz (Rinuccio), Greg Fedderly (Gherardo), Philip Cokorinos (Betto di Signa),Stacey Tappan (Nella), Liam Bonner (Marco), and many more
Woody Allen (director)
The LA Opera Orchestra
Grant Gershon

On 12 September, Gianni Schicchi opened the LA Opera’s 2015/2016 season, which marks its 30th anniversary. The production by director Woody Allen first saw the light of day in LA in 2008, travelled to Teatro Real in Madrid and now returns home, restaged by Kathleen Smith Belcher – a highly-anticipated homecoming by audiences and critics alike. Gianni Schicchi premiered at the Metropolitan Opera New York in 1918, being the third and final installment of Giacomo Puccini’s Trittico. It is based on an episode from Dante’s Divine Comedy. The story begins with the death of a Florence family patriarch who had the audacity to leave his fortune to a monastery rather than his greedy family. Clever Gianni is asked to rewrite the will to the family’s benefit. Little do they know that Gianni has his own agenda and is determined to help out two young lovers…

Repertoire

Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano

Facts

Prog. No.
6094
Music genre
Opera
Length
60 mins
Director
Matthew Diamond
Producers
EuroArts, Los Angeles Opera, WDR, arte & NHK
Production year
2015
Format
HD