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Penny Gore with a Royal Opera House performance from 2011 of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.

Penny Gore presents a Royal Opera House performance from 2011 of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, the final part of Il Trittico. Starring baritone Lucio Gallo.

Penny Gore presents today's Opera Matinee; the last installment of Puccini's Trittico, Gianni Schicchi, recorded at the Royal Opera House in 2011. Buoso Donati dies and his devastated extended family gather round his bedside to mourn, and more importantly to find out what they've been left in his will. When it emerges that in fact he's left everything to the local monastery, the Donati family's only hope is that the wily Gianni Schicchi will come up with a plan. Combining farce with some beautifully poignant musical moments, Puccini's lighthearted comedy is performed by a cast including Lucio Gallo and Ekaterina Siurina, conducted by Antonio Pappano.

Plus more from this week's featured orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic and a concert given in the Victoria Hall, Hanley which featured music by Walton, Bruch and Vaughan Williams.

2pm
Opera Matinee
Puccini Gianni Schicchi

Gianni Schicchi ..... Lucio Gallo (baritone)
Lauretta ..... Ekaterina Siurina (soprano)
Rinucchio ..... Francesco Demuro (tenor)
Zita ..... Elena Zilio (mezzo soprano)
Simone ..... Gwynne Howell (bass)
Nella ..... Rebecca Evans (soprano)
Gherardo ..... Alan Oke (tenor)
Ciesca ..... Marie McLaughlin (soprano)
Marco ..... Robert Poulton (baritone)
Betto ..... Jeremy White (bass)
Spinellocchio ..... Henry Waddington (bass baritone)
Amantio ..... Enrico Fissore (bass)
Pinellino .... Daniel Grice (bass baritone)
Guccio ..... John Molloy (bass)
Buoso ..... Peter Curtis (actor)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Antonio Pappano (conductor)

c.2.55pm
Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

Bruch: Scottish Fantasy

c.3.35pm
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5

Tasmin Little (violin)
BBC Philharmonic
Leo Hussain (conductor).

Puccini - Gianni Schicchi

Afternoon Concert: Thursday Opera Matinee

Thursday Opera Matinee

Afternoon Concert: Thursday Opera Matinee: Puccini's Il Trittico

Puccini's Il Trittico

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Series of fifteen operas recently recorded at some of world's greatest opera houses

Series of operas performed at venues around the world. Singers such as Bryn Terfel, Anna Netrebko, Simon Keenlyside and Joyce DiDonato perform under conductors including Seiji Ozawa and Simon Rattle

The three parts of Puccini's Il Trittico from the 2011 Royal Opera House production

Puccini's Il Trittico from the 2011 Royal Opera House production. This triple-bill comprises three contrasting one-act operas encompassing lust, murder, faith, romance and comedy

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