"Gianni Schicchi" is the sole comic opera of Puccini, who wrote "Madam Buttery," "La Boheme'" "Tosca" and many other world famous tragic operas.
The first public performance of "Gianni Schicchi" was in 1919 at Metropolitan Opera Theater in New York.
The story takes place in Florence, Italy, at the end of the 13th century. With the death of the master of the wealthy Donati family, all his relatives get together and start shameful maneuvering over the inheritance he left behind.
In order to prevent the entire inheritance from being donate to a monastery, they consult Gianni Schicchi, a man of wisdom. Gianni's daughter, Lauretta entreats her father to arrange matters so that Rinuccio her sweethert and the nephew of the dead family head can receive the bequest.
In this scene Lauretta sings the famous aria, "O mio babbino caro," to the effect that "Oh my dear father, I love him so much. Please let me go to the town of Porta Rossa with him to buy our rings."
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