• Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi is the only opera Woody Allen has ever staged. The 2015 version on this release is a revival of Woody Allen’s 2008 production for L.A. Opera, a hilarious parody of classical Italian cinema stereotypes. Features Plácido Domingo in the leading role as Gianni Schicchi
• Gianni Schicchi features one of Puccini’s most popular arias “O mio babbino caro”
• “The staging features the revival of Woody Allen’s recent clever, humorous and witty production. It infuses the opera with a touch of Hollywood flair” – Forbes
• “Domingo’s Schicchi […] was a marvelous parody of a Sicilian gangster" – Opera News
• “It is impossible to calculate the significance of Plácido Domingo’s role(s) … Domingo has been the man in the spotlight.” – Los Angeles Daily News
• “One for the record books. Gianni Schicchi is a wonderful romp led by Domingo’s physical and vocal presence” – Los Angeles Daily News