Opera Scotland

Gianni Schicchi 1980Tayside Opera

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Gianni Schicchi is an enjoyable piece for amateur groups to tackle, though by no means easy. Here, the leading roles were taken by company principals from the previous spring's Lucia, who would also appear the following autumn in Ernani. The other members of the cast all joined together in the first half of the evening to make up the chorus in Amahl and the Night Visitors, in which Gherardino had played the title role.

On opening night, Moira Davidson, the Zita, was only able to mime, while the company's indefatigable rehearsal pianist sang the part.