15 Facts About Gianni Schicchi

In that canto, Dante visits the Circle of Impersonators and sees a man savagely attacking another: he is told that the attacker is Gianni Schicchi, condemned to Hell for impersonating Buoso Donati and making his will highly favorable to Gianni Schicchi.

Gianni Schicchi despised members of the peasant class such as Schicchi.

Gianni Schicchi himself recalls the roguish Harlequin, while his daughter Lauretta, whose romance is nearly foiled by Buoso's relatives, resembles Columbina.

Gianni Schicchi withholds the will momentarily and asks Zita to allow him to marry Lauretta, daughter of Gianni Schicchi, a newcomer to Florence.

Rinuccio suggests that only Gianni Schicchi can advise them what to do, but this is scorned by Zita and the rest, who sneer at Schicchi's humble origins and now say that marriage to the daughter of such a peasant is out of the question.

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Gianni Schicchi quickly grasps the situation, and Rinuccio begs him for help, but Gianni Schicchi is rudely told by Zita to "be off" and take his daughter with him.

Gianni Schicchi sends his daughter outside so that she will be innocent of what is to follow.

Gianni Schicchi then unveils his plan in the aria ; having established in the doctor's mind that Buoso is still alive, Gianni Schicchi will disguise himself as Buoso and dictate a new will.

Notary arrives, and Gianni Schicchi starts to dictate the new will, declaring any prior will null and void.

Incredulous, the family can do nothing while the lawyer is present, especially when Gianni Schicchi slyly reminds them of the penalties that discovery of the ruse will bring.

Gianni Schicchi, returning, stands moved at the sight of the two lovers.

Gianni Schicchi further considered the idea of composing three one-act operas to be performed together but found his publisher, Giulio Ricordi, firmly opposed to such a project, convinced that it would be expensive to cast and produce.

Gianni Schicchi considered staging in combination with his own early work, or with other two-act operas which might be used to round out the evening's entertainment.

Gianni Schicchi finally agreed that the premiere could take place at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, without his being there, on the basis of performing instructions which he supplied to the conductor.

Gianni Schicchi first sang the role of Schicchi in the Rome production in 1951; in subsequent years he appeared in further Rome seasons, in Bologna, and at La Scala, Milan, where Renata Scotto sang Lauretta in Carlo Maestrini's production.