Puccini
Access Gianni SchicchiTheatre Royal Glasgow:
Thursday 16 March 2023, 3pm
Festival Theatre Edinburgh:
Thursday 23 March, 3pm
Join us for a fully staged version of Gianni Schicchi (from Puccini's epic tryptic Il trittico), specially created for those who enjoy a more relaxed opera experience.
If a full-length opera doesn’t feel like the right fit, our afternoon Access performances give you the flexibility and freedom to relax, move about as required, and have a fantastic time!
Access performances are open to all and make coming to a favourite opera as easy and stress-free as possible. With full cast and orchestra and narration to take you through the story, there are extra staff on hand to help and a smaller capacity to allow everyone space. So whether you’re living with dementia or Long COVID, recovering from an operation, have a young baby or would simply benefit from the more relaxed atmosphere, you can enjoy everything opera has to offer.
Dementia Friendly.
Groups welcome.
Kindly supported by Scottish Opera's Education Angels
Show Details
Running time:
Approximately 2 hours including interval.
Language:
Sung in Italian with English supertitles and narration.
Access:
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Tickets:
£10 – wheelchair spaces should be booked in advance.
Free carers.
Concessions:
Free tickets available for school groups. Call the box office to book.
About Gianni Schicchi
World-renowned director Sir David McVicar returns to Scottish Opera with Puccini’s epic triptych, Il trittico – a first both for him and Scottish Opera.
Gianni Schicchi – one of the three one-act operas that together make up Il trittico – is a devilish black comedy following a dysfunctional family caught in the snare of a shameless conman.
Puccini’s score is a masterpiece of light and shade and includes the favourite ‘O mio babbino caro’.
What makes an Access performance?
- Performances have a maximum running time of 2 hours, including a 30 minute interval, with all the best music
- Afternoon start times for easier travel
- A narrator guides you through the story, with The Orchestra of Scottish Opera and cast
- Welcoming front of house staff who have undergone training provided by Alzheimer’s Scotland
- Doors open 45 minutes before the start – so there’s lots of time to get settled in
- Wheelchair spaces and extra staff on hand to help if you want to transfer
- Brighter lighting levels in the auditorium
- No need to keep quiet or sit still; you can come in and out of the auditorium during the show
- Lower capacity to allow everyone extra space
- Watch the live show on TV screens around the theatre if you need to
- Quiet areas available if you need to take a break
- Enjoy tea and cake in the café beforehand!
Find out more about our Access Opera performances >>
Cast & Creatives
Schicchi
James Cleverton
Gherardo
Jamie MacDougall
Rinuccio
Osian Wyn Bowen
Lauretta
Zoe Drummond
Simone
Sion Goronwy
Zita
Sarah Pring
La Ciesca
Lea Shaw
Nella
Katherine Crompton
Betto di Signa
Timothy Dickinson
Marco
Francis Church
Gherardino
Magnus Holden
Maestro Spinelloccio
Richard Suart
Pinellino
Douglas Nairne
Guccio
Toki Hamano
Ser Amantio di Nicolao
Phil Gault
Conductor
Stuart Stratford
Director
Sir David McVicar
Assistant Conductor
Derek Clark
Chorus Director
Susannah Wapshott
Repetiteur
Fiona MacSherry, Toby Hession, Kristina Yorgova
Language Coaches
Paola Quaglia and Pamela Recinella
Set Designer
Charles Edwards
Costume Designer
Hannah Clark
Lighting Designer
Ben Pickersgill
Movement Director
Gareth Mole
Associate Director
Greg Eldridge
Assistant Director
Rebecca Meltzer
Surtitles
Jonathan Burton
Narrator
Rebecca Meltzer