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Gianni Schicchi/Buoso's Ghost


Gianni Schicchi
Comic opera in one act
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano
Based on a story in Dante’s Divine Comedy
Part of Puccini’s Triptych
Premiered 1918, New York

Buoso’s Ghost
Comic opera in one act
Music and libretto by Michael Ching
Based on Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi
Premiered 1996, Pittsburgh

These productions
Performed at Macomb Center for the Performing Arts
Featuring the MOT Studio Artists
Gianni Schicchi sung in Italian with English titles; run time about an hour
Buoso’s Ghost sung in English; run time about 40 minutes

Earlier Event: February 21
Dialogue of the Carmelites
Later Event: October 17
Michigan Opera Theatre's Twilight: Gods