The new production brings together remarkable young talents directed by prestigious, inventive, resolutely modern, and respectful maestros. The only purely comic opera by Giacomo Puccini, Gianni Schicchi is a true musical and theatrical jewel that appeals to a wide audience, from newcomers to opera lovers, from the youngest to the most experienced.

Music by Giacomo Puccini
One-act opera with a libretto by Giovanni Forzano
Ed. Ricordi

The opera will be preceded by an introduction to Dante and The Divine Comedy.

A fierce and jubilant plot. Inspired by an episode from Canto XXX of Dante's Inferno, the opera takes place in Florence in 1299. The wealthy family of Buoso Donati (falsely) mourns his death, until they discover that he has bequeathed his entire fortune to the clergy. Seized by panic, the heirs call upon Gianni Schicchi, a peasant as cunning as he is ingenious, to falsify the will. But the scheme will turn against the greedy conspirators.

A breakneck pace and an immersive staging. Lasting approximately one hour, the work contains no downtime. Supported by an immersive 360° scenography, which places the audience at the heart of the action, this comedy allows the plot to be experienced from the inside and blurs the boundaries between the stage and the auditorium. The tone is lively, the farce cynical and jubilant, the music of formidable dramatic precision, at times biting, at times lyrical. In this perfectly oiled mechanism, acting is just as essential as vocal performance.

Production Team:

• Opera Studio Director: Umberto Finazzi
• Sequenda Artistic Director: Luisa Mauro
• Stage Director: Daniele Piscopo
• Costume Design: Giulia Bonuccelli
• Scenography: Matilde Folli
• Piano and Musical Direction: Wei Jiang and Ludovico Drago

Cast:

• Gianni Schicchi : Chanhee Cho / Haewon Lee
• Lauretta : Oksana Voronina / Mariia Datskova
• Zita : Olha Creps
• Rinuccio : Ju In Yoon / Christopher Gonzalez
• Gherardo : Vladimir Delogne
• Nella : Mary Rosada
• Gherardino : N.N.
• Betto Di Signa : Lorenzo Speca
• Simone : Christophe Bornet
• Marco : Lucas Cortoos
• La Ciesca : Emma Penzo
• Maestro Spinelloccio et Pinellino : Cipriano De Guzman Jr.
• Ser Amantido di Nicolao (Notaio) : Pedro Zamorano
• Guccio : N.N.
• Buoso (acteur) : Luc Lamesch

Under the High Patronage and with the support of the Ministry of Culture, with the support of INECC, the Fondation Indépendance by BIL, the Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth, the Loutsch-Weydert Foundation, the Embassy of Belgium, and the Cercle Richelieu International Europe. In collaboration with the Dudelange School of Music and Dance, INECC, and Intesa San Paolo Bank. Under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy. Media Partner: Passaparola.

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Date: Friday, 11 September 2026

Schedule: At 16:00 and 17:00

Venue: Auditoire de la banque Intesa Sanpaolo
             28 Bd de Kockelscheuer
             L-1821 Luxembourg-Gasperich

Prices: 30€ | 15€ (< 26 years old)