Atto

 1   1|       French window giving access to the terrace which surrounds
 2   1|         wooden staircase leads up to a small balcony. A chest
 3   1| Gherardino is seated on the floor to the left and near the wall,
 4   1|           near the wall, his back to the other relatives, intent
 5   1|   Gherardino letting a chair drop to the floor with~a crash,
 6   1|   piangerò per giorni e giorni.~~(to Gherardino, who is tugging
 7   1|         Nella~Giorni? Per mesi!~~(to Gherardino as above)~Sciò!~
 8   1|           Buoso!~~Gherardino goes to the old woman; she pushes
 9   1|     praying, while Betto, bending to his left, whispers a few~
10   1|            Rinuccio (bending over to Nella, in a lamenting tone)~~
11   1|       Signa.~Ciesca (bending over to Betto, in a lamenting tone)~~
12   1|          a Signa?~Betto (whispers to Ciesca)~Si dice che...~Ciesca (
13   1|      convento!~Simone (getting up to listen with the others)~
14   1|        per noi speranza!~All jump to their feet~Rinuccio~(O Lauretta,
15   1|         frenzy, not knowing~where to look, turn over everything
16   1|           with outstretched hands to grab the will, but~Rinuccio,
17   1|       left hand, raises his~right to stop the avalanche of relatives.~~
18   1|           Rinuccio hands the will to the old woman~Zia!~Zita~
19   1|           la versiera.~~Zita goes to the table ands sits down;
20   1|       Zita looks for the scissors to cut the ribbon round the
21   1|         tasche piene!~(whispering to Gherardino who has returned)~
22   1|           have climbed on~a chair to see better. Everyone's faces
23   1|      chair, letting the will fall~to the ground. All are petrified.~~
24   1|   petrified.~~Simone is the first to move; seeing the three candles,
25   1|      Simone makes a gesture as if to say that it is impossible
26   1|         say that it is impossible to find~a remedy.~~Rinuccio~
27   1|        Gianni Schicchi ~Gherardo (to Gherardino, spanking him)~
28   1|          Gherardino into the room to the right on top of the
29   1|            Zita (pulling Rinuccio to the right) ~non do il nipote,
30   1|        Schicchi (pulling Lauretta to the left) ~Ah! vieni! vieni!
31   1|          off Schicchi and running to Rinuccio)~Babbo, lo voglio! ~
32   1|          off his aunt and running to Lauretta) ~O Zia, la voglio! ~
33   1|        Schicchi (pulling Lauretta to the door) ~Vien! vien! vien!~
34   1|   Giovanni, rimanete un momento!~(to Zita)~Invece di sbraitare,
35   1|           dategli il testamento!~(to Gianni)~Cercate di salvarci!
36   1|           A pro di quella gente!~(to Rinuccio)~Niente! Niente!
37   1|     Gianni Schicchi (as if forced to yield)~Datemi il testamento!~~
38   1|           Rinuccio gives the will to Gianni, who paces about,
39   1|            Gianni Schicchi begins to pace about again, reading
40   1|           lights up and he begins to smile~triumphantly.~~Zita,
41   1|       stopping Rinuccio who wants to follow Lauretta~~sola.~~
42   1|           gone, Gianni turns back to the relatives~~Nessuno sa
43   1|         nessuno!~Gianni Schicchi (to Marco and Gherardo)~Voi
44   1|        Obbedite!~~the women begin to remake the bed~(a knock
45   1|         Chi può essere? Ah!~Zita (to Gianni)~Maestro Spinelloccio
46   1|      vediamo!~~Spinelloccio tries to enter; the relatives keep
47   1|          Spinelloccio~A sta sera!~to the relatives~Anche all
48   1|           close the door and turn to Gianni, who has come~out
49   1|          hiding place. Betto goes to open the window: it~is light~~
50   1|        Schicchi! Schicchi! ~Zita (to Rinuccio)~Va, corri dal
51   1| breathlessly; he can't speak, but to the relatives who crowd~
52   1|        from a chest and pass them to Gianni Schicchi for~him
53   1|           Gianni Schicchi for~him to put on.~~Zita (coming close
54   1|           on.~~Zita (coming close to Schicchi)~Ecco la cappellina!~(
55   1|            Gianni Schicchi begins to dress~~Simone (sottovoce)~(
56   1|           nightcap, speaks softly to Gherardo.~~Nella (aloud)~
57   1|          nightgown, speaks softly to Marco.~~Nella (sottovoce)~(
58   1|             Nella moves off, goes to Gherardo, and both rub their
59   1|           Simone is at the window to watch for the arrival of~
60   1|          the table for the notary to sit at;~Marco and Betto
61   1|        vedete Firenze?~~(pointing to Arnolfo's Tower, visible
62   1|           perdita!~Guccio (spoken to the relatives)~Coraggio!~
63   1|          towards Gianni who tries to defend himself as best~he
64   1|         caccio via!~~Gianni tries to stop then taking away too
65   1|      taking off his cap, he turns to the audience.~~Gianni Schicchi (
66   1|    attenuante!~He bows gracefully to the audience.~~~