Ein drittel Trittico: Gianni Schicchi am Teatro Piacenza

By Isabella Steppan, 24 January 2021

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“Giuliana Gianfaldoni zog als Lauretta stimmlich die Aufmerksamkeit problemlos auf sich”

Reviewed at Teatro Municipale, Piacenza on 22 January 2021

Puccini, Gianni Schicchi

Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza

Massimiliano Stefanelli, Conductor

Renato Bonajuto, Director

Artemio Cabassi, Costume Designer

Michele Cremona, Lighting Designer

Roberto de Candia, Gianni Schicchi

Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Lauretta

Matteo Desole, Rinuccio

Valeria Tornatore, Zita

Andrea Galli, Gherardo

Renata Campanella, Nella

Graziano Dallavalle, Betto di Signa

Mattia Denti, Simone

Juliusz Loranzi, Marco

Stefania Ferrari, La Ciesca

Valentino Salvini, Maestro Spinelloccio

Simone Tansini, Ser Amantio di Nicolao

Francesco Cascione, Pinellino

Lorenzo Sivelli, Guccio

Michele Zaccaria, Buoso Donati

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.

Ein drittel Trittico: Gianni Schicchi am Teatro Municipale di Piacenza