Knoxville Opera: Gianni Schicchi

Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi is a fast-paced farce full of family drama, crafty deception and razor-sharp wit. When a wealthy Florentine dies and leaves his fortune to a monastery, his greedy relatives turn to the sly and unconventional Gianni Schicchi to fix the problem, with delightfully chaotic results. Featuring the beloved aria O mio babbino caro and a cast of characters who’ll do anything for a fortune, this one-act gem proves that sometimes crime does pay. The performance is sung in Italian with projected English translations.