Gianni Schicchi — HDVDARTS

Puccini Gianni Schicchi to libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. Directed 2019 by Denis Krief at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Stars Bruno de Simone (Gianni Schicchi), Francesca Longari (Lauretta), Anna Maria Chiuri (Zita), Dave Monaco (Rinuccio), Antonio Garés (Gherardo), Costanza Fontana (Nella), Matteo Lantieri (Gheradino), Francesco Venuti (Betto di Signa), Eugenio Di Lieto (Simone), Min Kim (Marco), Giada Frasconi (La Ciesca), Enrico Marabelli (Maestro Spinelloccio/Ser Amantio di Nicolao), Shuxin Li (Pinellino), Adam Jon (Guccio), and Fabrizio Casagrande (Extra). Valerio Galli conducts the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Set, costume, and lighting design by Denis Krief. Directed for TV by Tiziano Mancini; video editing by Metis; recording and editing by MASClassica Audio Recording, Claudio Speranzini, and Antonio Martino. Sung in Italian. Released 2020, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: D

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