Lawrence Opera Theatre Presents: Leoncavallo’s "Pagliacci" and Puccini’s "Gianni Schicchi"

Opera’s most dramatic tragedy meets its most outrageous comedy in this double bill full of masks, mayhem, and mistaken identities!

First up, it’s tears under the greasepaint in Leoncavallo’s "Pagliacci" – where jealousy burns hot, and the show must go on…even when murder takes center stage! Then, laugh your way through Puccini’s "Gianni Schicchi" – a fast-paced farce of family, fortune, and faked funerals, where one crafty outsider cons his way into the will of the century.

Two tales. One unforgettable night. Will you cry first – or laugh last?

When: August 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.; August 17, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.
Where: Theatre Lawrence; 4660 Bauer Farm Dr., Lawrence, KS 66049
Tickets: https://www.lawrenceopera.org/pagliacci-schicchi

Pagliacci Cast
Directed by Matthew Haney
Maestro Raffaele Cipriano
Canio/Paggliacio – Jared Brooks
Nedda/Colombina – Anna Mans
Tonio/Taddeo – Samuel Cotten
Beppe/Arlecchino – Chester Roi Perez-Bingham
Silvio – Powell Brumm
Chorus – Polly Ayala, Iris Gaul, Addison Acheson, Sydney Stewart, Chelsy Cordon, Emma Molteni, Alexis Crist, Anna’Marie Sosa, Linda Jorgenson, Katie Parsons, Madelynn Knisley, Lisa Gerstenkorn, Cadence Mayfield, Timothy Dennison, Nico Caruso, Jonathan Henrikson, James Kerrigan, Samuel Kennedy, Trent Barnecott, Don Hires, Joshua Jensen, Spencer McIntire, William Palo, Leviticus Valko, Ethan Miller, Noah Tarjan, Frederic Lee

Gianni Schicchi Cast
Directed by Joseph DeSota
Maestro Raffaele Cipriano
Gianni Schicchi – David Clark
Lauretta – Jie Li
Zita – Susan Hash
Rinuccio – Nico Caruso
Gherardo – Chester Roi Perez-Bingham
Nella – Alexis Crist
Gherardino – Sydney Stewart
Betto di Signa – Leviticus Valko
Simone – Don Hires
Marco – Kailun Hu
La Ciesca – Kristine Overman
Maestro Spinelloccio – Joshua Jensen
Ser Amantio di Nocolao – Spencer McIntire
Pinellino – Kendra Johnson
Guccio – Trent Barnecott