Gianni Schicchi

Item

Record ID

1026

Identifier

90655

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Gianni Schicchi

Uniform Title

Gianni Schicchi

Program/Series Title

Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met

Composer

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

Text Author

Forzano, Giovacchino (litretto)

Script

Keel, Ellen

Production Year

2007

Transmission/Release Date

2007-04-28 (Theater transmission) ; 2007-06-16 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

2007

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

Theater transmission / PBS

Conductor/Music Director

Levine, James

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera

Soloists

Stephanie Blythe (Zita) ; Donato Di Stefano (Simone) ; Massimo Giordano (Rinucco) ; Patricia Risley (Ciesca) ; Jeff Mattsey (Marco) ; Jennifer Check (Nella) ; Bernard Fitch (Gherardo) ; Patrick Carfizzi (Betto) ; Jacob Wade (Gherardino) ; Alessandro Corbelli (Gianni Schicchi) ; Olga Mykytenko (Lauretta) ; Paul Plishka (Spinelloccio) ; Dale Travis (Amantio) ; Peter Volpe (Pinellino) ; Keith Miller(Guccio)

Participants

Jack O'Brien (host) ; Margaret Juntwait (announcer)

TV/Film Director

Halvorson, Gary

Stage Director

O'Brien, Jack (production)

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Producer

Bongiovanni, Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa, Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers

Executive Producer

Gelb, Peter

Technical Information

HDTV

Other Information

PBS airing without intermission features. Theater transmission (ca. 225') included segments with Beverly Sills, James Levine and Jack O'Brien, and a feature on auditioning. Mia Bongiovanni, Elena Park (supervising producers). For Great performances: David Horn (series producer), Bill O'Donnell (Director of program development). Sonya Friedman (English subtitles)

Duration

ca. 180'

Presenting Station

WNET/13 for PBS release

Company

Metropolitan Opera

Recorded

28-Apr-07

Sourcemat

DLCAT - 155