
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi
"Giacomo Puccini's one-act comic opera live at the Opéra Bastille, Paris on May 17th, 2018"
Synopsis
Weary of tragic subjects, for the final part of Il Trittico Puccini composed a grand confidence trick orchestrated by a falsifier willing to do anything to gain wealth. Including bringing back the dead!
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