In honor of the USC School of Music’s celebration of 100 years of music at Carolina, Opera at USC is pleased to showcase its unique musical art form statewide with its production, Gianni Schicchi, a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini. Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, Italian composer Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi depicts the life of a scheming yet ingenious peasant who tries to cash in on an old man changing the will and securing a payoff for his daughter’s wedding. Opera at USC chose to highlight Puccini this season because the legendary composer passed in 1924, the year that the program was founded. Free and open to the public.

Opera at USC: Palmetto College Tour - USC Salkehatchie Sat., Mar. 29, 2025, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Opera at USC: Palmetto College Tour - USC UnionSun., Mar. 30, 2025, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Opera at USC: Palmetto College Tour - USC Lancaster Mon., Mar. 31, 2025, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Opera at USC: Palmetto College Tour - USC SumterTue., Apr. 1, 2025, 7:30 – 9 p.m.