Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, SC 88 (Live) Simone, Chiuri, Longari, Monaco, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Valerio Galli

• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924): Gianni Schicchi, SC 88:
• 1Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Povero Buoso! (Live)03:34
• 2Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: O Simone, Simone (Live)03:42
• 3Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Ai miei cugini Zita e Simone! (Live)02:32
• 4Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Dunque era vero! (Live)02:24
• 5Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: E non c'è nessun mezzo (Live)01:27
• 6Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Avete torto! (Live)03:13
• 7Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Quale aspetto sgomento e desolato (Live)03:31
• 8Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Oh! Mio babbino caro (Live)02:29
• 9Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Datemi il testamento! (Live)01:43
• 10Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Nessuno sa che Buoso ha reso il fiato? (Live)03:07
• 11Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Era eguale la voce? (Live)05:26
• 12Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Rimettiamoci a Schicchi (Live)03:15
• 13Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Prima un avvertimento! (Live)02:22
• 14Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Ecco il notaro (Live)08:29
• 15Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Ah! Che uomo! (Live)02:04
• 16Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: Lauretta mia (Live)02:40
• Total Runtime51:58

Info for Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, SC 88 (Live)

When Il trittico premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera in December 1918, Gianni Schicchi became an immediate hit. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. The action in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi takes place in Buoso Donati’s bedroom in Florence the 13th Century, immediately after his death, as his greedy relatives feign grief and search for his will. The mood shifts to anger when the relatives discover that they have been disinherited. They seek out the clever and resourceful Schicchi to make a counterfeit will. Schicchi, however, turns their scheme against them, bequeathing most of the dead man’s fortune to himself while the relatives, all parties to the crime of forgery, are forced to sit by silently.

The aria "O mio babbino caro" is one of Puccini's most popular arias for soprano. Bruno de Simone, Gianni Schicchi, is actually the best Italian basso buffo, perfect for this role

Puccini completed the score on April 20, 1918, eight months before the scheduled premiere. At the premiere it was presented as the third part of a trilogy of newly written one-act operas by Puccini billed as Il trittico (“The Triptych”); the first two were Il tabarro (“The Cloak”) and Suor Angelica (“Sister Angelica”). Il tabarro was a dark tragedy and Suor Angelica a sweet one, so by closing with Gianni Schicchi Puccini rounded off the night with a high-spirited comic farce. Critical reaction at the time judged that Gianni Schicchi was “an uproarious delight,” and it was the most favourably received of the three.

Bruno de Simone, baritone (Gianni Schicchi)
Francesca Longari, soprano (Lauretta)
Anna Maria Chiuri, mezzo-soprano (Zita)
Dave Monaco, tenor (Rinuccio)
Costanza Fontana, soprano (Nella)
Antonio Garés, tenor (Gherardo)
Giada Frasconi, mezzo-soprano (La Ciesca)
Francesco Venuti, bass (Betto di Signa)
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Valerio Galli, conductor

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