(1998) has been generally recommended. There are numerous video recordings now available. English-language sequel American composer Michael Ching wrote a one-act English-language sequel, Buoso's Ghost, which had its first full staging with the Pittsburgh Opera in 1996, and its official premiere at Opera Memphis in 1997. Starting where ends, the new opera, with a libretto by the composer, opens with 's final chords and carries the plot forward by following the sinister dealings of Buoso Donati's family, who apparently had poisoned Buoso, and the continued machinations of Schicchi, who tries to exploit this growing suspicion on his part. Opera News noted that Ching uses "a more modern musical mode, yet avoiding excessive atonality. The score subtly introduces brief tongue-in-cheek quotations from other works, ranging from Mozart to Sondheim, plus one unmistakable interjection of Shostakovich." It has been performed throughout the U.S., paired with . References Notes Sources Further reading External links Gianni Schicchi at Internet Archive and Google Books (scanned books original editions) Gianni Schicchi, English translation by Edoardo Petri (1918) Gianni Schicchi at Internet Archive (audio recordings) Woody Allen Production of Gianni Schicchi Operas by Giacomo Puccini One-act operas Italian-language operas Opera buffa Opera world premieres at the Metropolitan Opera Operas Operas set in Florence 1918 operas Operas based on works by Dante Alighieri Works based on Inferno (Dante)