Puccini Gianni Schicchi (2015)

US:: PG

I'm starting with the end...A really cheesy deconstructionist 'coup de theatre'. I had been told that Woody Allen loves and respects opera, but this ending...I won't ruin the nasty surprise, but it is at best, uncalled for !!! This is after all, a comedy ! Otherwise, the production keeps the plot lines clear and has some amusing business. Other than Domingo, who is first rate, the singers are well chosen for physical type, but none offers really distinguished singing. The young lovers look their parts and deliver their arias with sincerity. Domingo, until the above mentioned "coup" gives a very nice reading of the spoken lines at the end.

Updated Feb 7 2017

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2015-02-04

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Keywords:

opera

FACTS

Runtime: 59 mins Rating: 0.0 Tag Line: Cheesy Ending/Otherwise A Good (Not Great) Performance

Cast

Plácido Domingo

Gianni Schicchi

Daniel Armstrong

Pinellino

Peabody Southwell

Ciesca

Greg Fedderly

Gherardo

Arturo Chacón-Cruz

Rinuccio

Andriana Chuchman

Lauretta

Meredith Arwady

Zita

Stacey Tappan

Nella