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Gianni Schicchi (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Family, Music
A comic opera telling the story of a wily lawyer, Gianni Schicchi, who impersonates a dead man so that he can rewrite the will and deprive the conniving relatives of their birthright. Howard Taubman, music critic of The New York times, ...See moreA comic opera telling the story of a wily lawyer, Gianni Schicchi, who impersonates a dead man so that he can rewrite the will and deprive the conniving relatives of their birthright. Howard Taubman, music critic of The New York times, gives an incontrovertible apologia for presenting opera in the language of the country in which it is being performed. A trio from the cast sings an illustration in Italian and English. See less
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Director
Charles Polachek
Writers
Dante Alighieri (poem) | Townsend Brewster (adapted by) | Giovacchino Forzano (libretto)
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Status
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Updated Feb 11, 1951
Release date
Feb 11, 1951 (United States)
Awards
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Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards.

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