What type of opera is Puccini's Gianni Schicchi?
Gianni Schicchi Gianni Schicchi Gianni Schicchi () is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's "Divine Comedy". The work is the third and final part of Puccini's "Il trittico" (The Triptych)—three one-act operas with contrasting themes, originally written to be presented together. Although it continues to be performed with one or both of the other "trittico" operas, "Gianni Schicchi" is now more frequently staged either alone or with short operas by other composers. The aria "O mio babbino caro" is
Gianni Schicchi He 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" proved to be the last opera completed by Puccini. "Gianni Schicchi" was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera on 14 December 1918, with Roberto Moranzoni conducting, as the final part of "Il trittico". While the sold-out house showed polite enthusiasm for "Il tabarro" and "Suor Angelica", "Gianni Schicchi" was, in the words of the "New-York Tribune"s critic, "received with uproarious delight". In the "Evening Sun", W.J.