thomas mark montgomery wrote:
> Remember, Gianni Schicchi is a comedy. The Lauretta/Rinuccio duet always > cracks me up! I think Puccini intended for much of the music to be a > little absurd, even though he wrote a beautiful tune. Ain't that what > makes it art?
Obviously, being in the UK, I won't have got to see the broadcast in question, so: what is the Lauretta/Rinuccio duet you're referring to? I've done Gianni Schicchi, and can't identify a duet section of any substantial length for these two characters - particularly an absurd one. Was it an adaptation? -- Linda
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