The Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra is pleased to collaborate with guest artists TRYPTYCH CONCERT & OPERA, with stage director Edward Franko, presenting PUCCINI’s comic opera Gianni Schicchi on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. The concert will be held at P.C. Ho Theatre in the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto at 5183 Sheppard Avenue East. Tickets start at $34.00 ($29.00 for students and seniors), and can be purchased online, www.cathedralbluffs.com or through the Box Office by phone at (416) 879-5566.
In Puccini’s one-act comic opera, Gianni Schicchi is enlisted by greedy relatives to rewrite the will of their kinsman to their benefit. But, the devious Schicchi decides to turn the tables. The concert will also include a performance of SMETANA’s Die Moldau, a musical portrayal of the river Moldau as it runs through the Bohemian countryside.
Cast
Doug Tranquada – Gianni Schicchi
Allison Arends* – Lauretta, his daughter
Kristine Dandavino – Zita, cousin of Buoso Donati
Stephen Bell* – Rinuccio, Zita’s nephew
Daniel Wheeler – Gherardo, Buoso’s nephew
Kira Braun – Nella, Gherardo’s wife
Alastair Thorburn-Vitols – Gherardino, their son
Henry Irwin – Simone, cousin of Buoso
Jeremy Ludwig* – Betto di Signa, Buoso’s brother-in-law
Lawrence Shirkie – Marco, Simone’s son
Mila Ionkova – La Ciesca, Marco’s wife
Melvin Suwarno – Guccio, a dyer
John Warden – Pinellino, a cobbler
Norman E. Brown – Ser Amantio di Nicolao, a notary / Maestro Spinelloccio, a doctor
*The participation of this Artist is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT).
TrypTych Concert and Opera
TrypTych Concert and Opera is one of Toronto’s most enterprising musical producers. It was formed by Edward Franko, William Shookhoff and Lenard Whiting in 1999. Over its history, Tryptych has received critical acclaim for its contemporary opera productions, including the Canadian premiere of Frid’s The Diary of Anne Frank, Wolf’s Der Corregidor and the world premiere of Canadian composer Andrew Ager’s Frankenstein.