Gianni Schicchi is a short opera, based in Italy in the early Medieval period. Our director took this classic story and placed it in modern times, in South Philadelphia. The costumes were updated to the new roles of the character, the Character of Gianni himself is a poor man in the original and in our updated version is a Car Mechanic.
The story follows the relatives of the fabulously wealthy Buoso Donati, who have come to see him in his final hours. When they realize he has passed on, they greedily look at his will which they soon realize has bequeathed the enormous fortune to the church. They turn to 'Johnny' Schicchi to help them trick the Doctor and the Notary into creating a new will and testament that will allow all of them to prosper, and for Johnny's daughter to finally marry the young cousin of Buoso.