Organization

Conductor

Michael Ching

Stage director

Mo Zhou

Singer

Baritone

Franco Pomponi

Gianni Schicchi

Contralto

Robynne Redmon

Zita

Tenor

Charles Calotta

Rinuccio

Soprano

Page Elizabeth Michels

Lauretta

Ashley Shalna

Nella

Mezzo-soprano

Erin Alford

La Ciesca

Joseph McBrayer

Gherardo

Bass

Phillip Lopez

Betto di Signa

Anthony Reed

Simone

Eleomar Cuello

Marco

Matthew Cossack

Ser Amantio di Nicolao

José Vazquez

Guccio

Ismael Gonzalez

Maestro Spinelloccio

Pinellino

Notary

Witness 2

Daniel Bates

Witness 1

Larry Kamin

Buoso

Florida Grand Opera

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Gianni Schicchi and Buoso’s Ghost

Fort Lauderdale

United States

Broward Center

Miami

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Gianni Schicchi and Buoso’s Ghost: Gianni Schicchi Puccini (+1 More)

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Buoso's Ghost

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You may know some toxic people, but have any of them ended up immortalized as denizens of Dante’s Inferno? The Donatis of Florence, Italy, are the most double-crossing, back-stabbing, toxic family since the Borgias—and a lot funnier. When rich old Buoso Donati finally kicks the bucket, his family is furious to discover that he’s left everything to the church, and even madder when young Rinuccio suggests they call on his girlfriend Lauretta’s lawyer dad to help fix things. They hate Gianni Schicchi! But they have no choice. When Schicchi doublecrosses the doublecrossers, all hell breaks hilariously loose. Don't worry—there’s still time for Puccini’s most beloved aria, “O mio babbino caro,” and the rest of Puccini’s sparkling score. But there’s more! Former FGO music staff and composer Michael Ching has written a sequel to Puccini’s one-act. Buoso’s Ghost picks upt at the moment Gianni Schicchi ends, with the discovery that foul play has been afoot in Buoso’s death. Ching’s score is as hilarious as the storyline, with clever quotations from Mozart to Sondheim. Get ready for t

Gianni Schicchi and Buoso’s Ghost by Puccini, Ching, From (2023/2023), Directed by Mo Zhou,, Conductor Michael Ching, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, United States

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