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Gianni Schicchi

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 14, 2021 by Wehwalt (talk) 22:25, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Will scene in the premiere on 14 December 1918

Gianni Schicchi is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The work is the third and final part of Puccini's Il trittico, three one-act operas with contrasting themes, following the dramatic Il tabarro and the lyric Suor Angelica. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. Set in 1299 Florence, the title character, a clever peasant, pretends to be a rich citizen who had died, dictating a new will in favour of the family members but especially of himself (scene in the premiere pictured). The comedy, a rarity in the composer's work, combines elements of Puccini's modern harmonic dissonances with lyrical passages such as the aria "O mio babbino caro". When Il trittico premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera on 14 December 1918, only Gianni Schicchi became an immediate hit. It has been performed more frequently than the other two, often combined with other short operas. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): no recent opera
Main editors: Brianboulton
Promoted: 2010
Reasons for nomination: Day of premiere - this article has last appeared in 2011, and Brian's articles are always a good model.
Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:30, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Support: seems to me that a 10 year gap is big enough to allow a repeat, although if other articles will compete for the same spot, it should probably make way. Edwininlondon (talk) 06:38, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]