Opera (comic opera) in 1 act
Libretto: Giovacchino Forzano [Based: an incident mentioned in Dante: Inferno]
The work is the third and final part of Puccini: Il trittico (The Triptych) - three one-act operas with contrasting themes, originally written to be presented together.
First performance: December 1918, Metropolitan Opera, New York
Recorded: 11th July 2004, Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, UK
Gianni Schicchi: Alessandro Corbelli
Rinuccio: Massimo Giordano
Lauretta: Sally Matthews
Zita: Felicity Palmer
La Ciesca: Marie McLaughlin
Director Annabel Arden
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Alessandro Corbelli takes the title role in Annabel Arden's whirlwind production of Puccini's compact opera, in which the scheming Gianni Schicchi retrieves for himself the spoils of a disinherited family to pave the way for his daughter to marry her love.
Plus
Rachmaninov's The Miserly Knight - The complete opera, also directed by Annabel Arden and conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, as performed alongside Gianni Schicchi as a double bill at Glyndebourne on 11th July 2004.
Albert: Richard Berkeley-Steele
Servant: Maxim Mikhailov
Moneylender: Viacheslav Voynarovskiy
The Duke: Albert Schagidullin
The Baron: Sergei Leiferkus
Aerialist: Matilda Leyser
Interviews with Alessandro Corbelli, Vladimir Jurowski and Annabel Arden.
Illustrated synopsis & cast gallery.
Reviews
'Annabel Arden's dark staging of Rachmaninov's opera and her brilliantly funny view of Puccini's comedy make for a perfect Glyndebourne evening. Sergei Leiferkus and Alessandro Corbelli are memorable in the respective title parts and Vladimir Jurowski is the superb conductor.'
---Sunday Times Culture
'Alessandro Corbelli delivers a masterclass in how to extract every ounce of humour from comedy by playing it straight. He is the king of comedy and an international treasure.'
---The Stage |
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