Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 14 December 1918 (Conductor: Roberto Moranzoni) |
|---|---|---|
| Gianni Schicchi (age 50) | baritone | Giuseppe De Luca |
| Lauretta, his daughter (age 21) | soprano | Florence Easton |
| Zita, cousin of Buoso Donati (age 60) | contralto | Kathleen Howard |
| Rinuccio, Zita's nephew (age 24) | tenor | Giulio Crimi |
| Gherardo, Buoso's nephew (age 40) | tenor | Angelo Badà |
| Nella, Gherardo's wife (age 34) | soprano | Marie Tiffany |
| Gherardino, their son (age 7) | soprano or treble | Mario Malatesta |
| Betto di Signa, Buoso's brother-in-law, poor and shabbily dressed, of uncertain age | bass | Paolo Ananian |
| Simone, cousin of Buoso (age 70) | bass | Adamo Didur |
| Marco, Simone's son (age 45) | baritone | Louis D'Angelo |
| La Ciesca, Marco's wife (age 38) | mezzo-soprano | Marie Sundelius |
| Maestro Spinelloccio, a doctor | bass | Pompilio Malatesta |
| Ser Amantio di Nicolao, a notary | baritone | Andrés de Segurola |
| Pinellino, a cobbler | bass | Vincenzo Reschiglian |
| Guccio, a dyer | bass | Carl Schlegel |
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