Canadian Opera Company | Puccini: Gianni Schicchi (online)

After Buoso Donati—the patriarch of a Florentine family—dies of old age, his remaining relatives are more interested in getting paid than in paying their respects. They hire local schemer Gianni Schicchi to sort out the estate, but get much more than they bargained for with the quick-thinking and enterprising Schicchi.

Staged by British theatre director Amy Lane, this lighthearted, brilliantly paced comedy stars rising South Korean soprano Hera Hyesang Park alongside baritone Roland Wood. The famous one-act opera features some of Puccini’s most memorable music, including the show-stopper soprano aria, “O mio babbino caro”.

Cast & Creative Team

Gianni Schicchi: Roland Wood
Lauretta: Hera Hyesang Park
Rinuccio: Andrew Haji
Zita: Megan Latham
Gherardo: David Curry
Nella: Midori Marsh
Betto di Signa: Vartan Gabrielian
Simone: Thomas Goerz
Marco: Jonah Spungin
La Ciesca: Jamie Groote
Maestro Spinelloccio: Doug MacNaughton
Ser Amantio di Nicolao: Peter Barrett
Pinellino: Justin Welsh
Guccio: Alex Halliday

Conductor: Jader Bignamini
Director: Amy Lane
Set, Costume & Video Designer: Antony Mcdonald
Lighting Designer: Charlie Morgan Jones
Projection Designer: Alexander Gunnarsson

With the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra

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