Gianni Schicchi

This set of discs hits the highlights of the opera, with the best known arias and performances, sufficient to give one a sense of the whole opera. Having the libretto in 4 languages (as well as the synopsis and details of performances and director/conductor/singers) is handy, too. A wonderful introduction to viewing the entire opera when it is performed, or excellent for enjoying the performances on the disc for themselves.

Everything about it

Not a particularly avid Opera fan, but having heard this aria in a recent performance...I was instantly taken. My all-time favorite . If you know Italian or can interpret..you can see a daughter's hold over her father is eternal. rlw

Beautiful music; beautiful version. Quick delivery; Excellent seller; would use again. Thank you

It was delightful. What a treat!

There is something about Puccini's little comic masterpiece that makes it almost failure-proof. I've seen a number of productions that didn't seem to have much going for them in terms of cast, production and orchestra, and yet the opera always comes off. Even so, I didn't have very high expectations for this recording when it came my way; after all, I'd never heard of any of the singers, had only a nodding aquaintance with the conductor, and it came from an obscure corner of Europe. I needn't have been apprehensive. This recording is really quite good, and indeed has some quite wonderful performances, especially in the Schicchi of Alberto Rinaldi and the Lauretta of Tatiana Lipsic (who does, after all, have the one 'hit' number of the piece, 'O mio babbino caro'). But, in fact, this ensemble piece is well served by the cast here assembled. It is conducted with verve by Alexander Rahbari and the orchestra is the Málaga Philharmonic which is much more than adequate, somewhat surprising considering that I'd never thought of Málaga as being anything more than a nice little city on the Costa del Sol and the source of that sweet wine bearing its name. Even on the recording - without the help of visuals - the sly comedy comes off, the romantic moments between Rinuccio (who has the only other aria even half-well-known, 'Firenze è come un albero fiorito') and Lauretta are ardently and sweetly done. Rinuccio is well-sung by tenor Stefano Secco, who has a lyric tenor with more than a little heft in the voice. He could well be a comer. Soprano Lipsic definitely is.All in all, then, this 'Schicchi' has real artistic value and you get more than your money's worth at Naxos's ridiculously low price.Scott Morrison

Puccini: Gianni Scicchi is a 2002 Naxos recording under direction of Alxander Rahbari who leads the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra. The booklet contains notes and synopsis by Keith Anderson. It also contains all the lyrics and short biographies of the performers. A quite delightful Italian comic opera that is sure to delight both opera novice and expert alike. Recommended. 4/5.

I am very impressed with this recording. I bought it because I am playing in the orchestra for this opera and have thoroghly enjoyed this rendition.

A good bargain and not far off a great recording

Un'opera minore e misconosciuta, ma godibilissima. Una delle poche opere lirice in cui non muore nessuno, anzi: c'è un morto che "ressuscita" ... Vicenda simil boccaccesca senza avere niente di ... boccaccesco!In italiano, ma godibilissimo anche l'ascolto in tedesco. Lingua che non conosco, ma che ritengo prestarsi benissimo al canto lirico.Strano, vero?

Very good production. Pure tones and fabulous singing. It is not as well known as some Puccini and this, in my opinion, is a shame.

Gianni Schicchi, ópera cómica escrita durante el periodo de madurez del compositor italiano Giacomo Puccini, es a menudo relegada como plato de segunda mesa frente a sus hermanas de mayor fama: Madama Butterfly, La bohème, Tosca, Manon Lescaut y Turandot. Musicalmente hablando, resulta difícil justificar dicha cuestión; no obstante, el drama, que es parte esencial de la típica ópera Pucciniana, se encuentra completamente ausente en esta obra, factor que contribuye a su relativamente menor fama.Gianni Schicchi forma parte de la colección denominada como "Il trittico": tres óperas cortas de un acto cada una y temáticas enteramente distintas, sin embargo, puede disfrutarse sin necesidad de escuchar también Suor Angelica e Il tabarro, sus obras compañeras. Con una duración cercana a los 50 minutos, es considerablemente más corta que el estándar de la ópera italiana; igualmente, mientras que el compositor es conocido por su uso un tanto desmesurado de arias, dependiendo demasiado en melodías de gran belleza pero enorme simpleza (la manera italiana), en Gianni Schicchi rompe el esquema, integrando casi todo el peso de la obra a los números cantados en ensamble. A pesar de ello, destacan Firenze è come un albero fiorito (hermosa aria para tenor) y O mio babbino caro (sin duda una de las arias más famosas de todos los tiempos, para soprano) como ejemplos clásicos de la canción Pucciniana por excelencia. En resumen, la ópera es breve, ligera y un tanto superflua en cuanto a temática, pero plagada de principio a fin de música excelsa (recuerda al caso de Così fan tutte de Mozart, otra magnífica obra incomprendida).Naxos Records opta por el director Alexander Rahbari y la Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra, empleando artistas de renombre un tanto modesto, como es típico del sello, en comparación con lo acostumbrado por otros al grabar las grandes joyas del repertorio operístico italiano. La interpretación es adecuada, la presentación del disco suficiente, incluyendo amplias notas informativas y el libretto completo en italiano; y, finalmente, el precio es insuperable. Producto altamente recomendado.

試聴して今回スペイン楽団を選択。中東のアレクサンダー・ラハバリ指揮も元ベルリン・フィルと言うこともあり、音質はメリハリ、パワー、ダイナミックな演奏と歌手勢。Spanishのマラガ・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団などは、本家よりも情熱とパワーもあり、迫力の一品。1番目は、やはりデバルディ(1962/FirenzeのLive/指揮,ランベルト・ガルデッリ)が最も傑作です。https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B0000041PC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1近年では、このスペイン版は大変上手な仕上がりになっています。価格も安く推薦致します。