Gianni Schicchi by Puccini

The University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music

A fast-paced one-act opera that combines screeching social satire and macabre comedy.

Gianni Schicchi opens on the Donati family mourning the passing of their patriarch. Their false tears become real when they discover that the family fortune has been left to a monastery…

This delightful comedic masterpiece from Puccini sees dishonest heirs being duped by an unscrupulous accomplice who is far craftier than he seems.

Directed by John Davies and conducted by Euan Safey, with Francis Cowan on piano, Gianni Schicchi stars Alfred Fonoti-Fuimaono and features the glorious aria “O mio babbino caro’.

Seating provided.