RNCM Opera Scenes 02/02/2024
Niccolò Piccinni La buona figliola
Madeline Roberson Cecchina
Bethany-Louise Howe Sandrina
Billie McCaffrey Paoluccia
Patrick Parlaj Il Marchese
Hamish Garrity Mengotto
Stuart Barker director
Ben Voce conductor
Tomek Pieczora repetiteur
Antonia Sotgiu language coach
The gardener Cecchina has resolved to leave the house of her master, the Marchese – although she loves him. The servants Sandrina and Paoluccia are both jealous of the attention she receives, whilst the stable boy Mengotto is in love with her. The Marchese, who also loves Cecchina, arrives and is told by Sandrina and Paoluccia that she is leaving with Mengotto. The Marchese is heartbroken.
Giacomo Puccini Gianni Schicchi
Kanchana Jaishankar Zita
Yifan Sun Ciesca
Charlie Barker Marco
Liam Forrest Rinuccio
Samuel Weakley Simone
Olivia Swain Nella
Yumeng Cui Gherardo
Peter Entwisle Betto
Stuart Barker director
Alex Rebetge conductor
Sheldon Miller repetiteur
Antonia Sotgiu language coach
As Buoso Donati lies dead, his relatives gather round to mourn his passing – although they are really only interested in discovering the contents of his will. Betto mentions a rumour he has heard that Buoso has left everything to a monastery; this disturbs the others and leads to a frantic search for the will. The document is found by Rinuccio, who asks his aunt Zita to allow him to marry Lauretta, daughter of Gianni Schicchi. As they read, their worst fears are realised; Buoso has indeed bequeathed his fortune to the friars.
Zichen Zhao Giocondo
Danielle Williams Lucilla
Leah McCabe Marina
Samuel Strongman Castagna
Jiarun Li Angelica
Charlie Barker Ferramondo
Andras Balla Valerio
Alexander Gibb Dorval
Stuart Barker director
Alex Rebetge conductor
Russell Medley repetiteur
Antonia Sotgiu language coach
Ferramondo lives with his niece and nephew – Angelica, who loves Valerio, and Giocondo, who is married to Lucilla. Lucilla has spent all Giocondo’s money on jewellery and clothes, and so there is not a dowry for Angelica to wed Valerio. We are at the end of the opera when the various strands of the story reach a resolution, helped by Ferramondo’s friend Dorval, and his servants Marina and Castagna. Ferramondo agrees to pay Angelica’s dowry, and all ends happily.
Benjamin Britten Owen Wingrave
Olivia Swain Mrs Julian
Anusha Bobby Miss Wingrave
Nikki Wilson Kate
Dominic Morgan Sir Philip Wingrave
Jonathan Hill Owen Wingrave
Stuart Barker director
Ben Voce conductor
Sheldon Miller repetiteur
Owen is from a family for whom military service is of the utmost importance; however, he is a pacifist and has withdrawn from his military academy. He is returning to his home at Paramore for the first time and experiences the disapproval of Mrs Julian (mother of Kate), Kate (his fiancée), Miss Wingrave (his aunt) and Sir Philip (his grandfather).
