Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi at the Glyndebourne Festival
In the mid-20th century, in Fucecchio, near Florence, Buoso Donati, an elderly collector and wealthy antique dealer, has just passed away. He lies in his bed, surrounded by relatives feigning grief. They are all worried, as the deceased has bequeathed his entire fortune to a monastery. They search frantically for the will. The young Riniccio, Donati’s nephew, finds it but agrees to show it to the family only if they promise to let him marry Lauretta, the daughter of Gianni Schicchi, a local figure of dubious reputation. Everyone accepts the condition and discovers to their horror that the rumour was true: the monks are set to inherit the fortune. Riniccio suggests calling on Schicchi for help, much to the family’s disgust. Summoned, Riniccio arrives at the house accompanied by his daughter. He proposes keeping the death a secret, taking his place, and instructing a doctor and a notary to alter ‘his’ testamentary dispositions. But has the hunter become the hunted? Not so sure...
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Top Cast
Alessandro Corbelli
Gianni Schicchi
Sally Matthews
Lauretta
Massimo Giordano
Rinuccio
Felicity Palmer
Zita
Marie McLaughlin
La Ciesca
Riccardo Novaro
Marco
Luigi Roni
Simone
Olga Schalaewa
Nella
Adrian Thompson
Gherardo
Maxim Mikhailov
Betto di Signa
Vyacheslav Voynarovsky
Maestro Spinelloccio
Richard Mosley-Evans
Ser Amantio di Nicolao
James Gower
Pinellino
Robert Davies
Guccio
Chris Waite
Gherardino
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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