Opera Double Bill
Saturday June 23 at 8pm
Saturday June 30 at 3pm
Matthews Auditorium
McCarter Theatre
Princeton, NJ
Performed with one intermission between operas
Gianni Schicchi
A Comic Opera in One Act by Giacomo Puccini
In this brilliant comic opera, Buoso Donati's heirs are unhappy with his will so they ask their neighbor Gianni Schicchi to lie on Donati's deathbed and dictate a new will to the notary, one that is favorable to them. In the end, the clever Schicchi outsmarts them all!
Performed in Italian with English titles
Photo courtesy Indiana University
Francesca da Rimini
A Romantic Opera in One Act by Sergei Rachmaninoff
In this powerful romantic tragedy, Dante's heroine Francesca da Rimini loves the young and handsome Paolo, but finds herself tricked into a marriage with the deformed Lanceotto, Paolo's brother. In one of the great love stories of all time, Francesca and Paolo are forever consigned to Dante's Inferno for their forbidden passion, leading to disaster.
Performed in Russian with English titles
