A Conversation on Puccini Through Two of His Most Famous Operas: La Bohème and Gianni Schicchi

featuring Filippo Ciabatti and Alejandro Roca

OCM and VICA (the Vermont Italian Cultural Assoc.) are co-hosting this Zoom conversation on the life and works of Giacomo Puccini. Filippo Ciabatti (Music Director of the Opera Company of Middlebury and Artistic Director of Upper Valley Baroque) and Alejandro Roca (Lecturer in Music and Opera Coach at Yale University and Artistic Director of the Young Artist Program at the Opera Company of Middlebury) will focus on two of Puccini's most iconic operas, La Bohème and Gianni Schicchi, which will be presented by OCM in June.

La Bohème, Puccini’s most beloved and frequently performed opera, will be the mainstage production for OCM’s spring season. This timeless work tells the tragic love story of Rodolfo and Mimì, set against the backdrop of an iconic Paris. Gianni Schicchi, presented by the OCM Young Artists, is Puccini’s sole comedic opera, drawing inspiration from a tale found in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Both operas feature some of the most celebrated arias in the operatic canon, including "Che gelida manina" from La Bohème and "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi.

This event has passed, but you can watch the recording at this link!