Synopsis
This 2021 Deutsche Oper Berlin performance is directed by Christof Loy and stars soprano Sara Jakubiak in the title role. Riccardo Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini is a four-act opera set during the Renaissance period. The plot concerns an arranged marriage between Francesca and Giovanni, also known as Gianciotto, who is impersonated by his handsome brother Paolo, and with whom Francesca falls passionately in love.
Ratings
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Key crew
- Christof LoyDirector
- Tito RicordiWriter
- Riccardo ZandonaiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sara JakubiakFrancesca
- Jonathan TetelmanPaolo il Bello
- Ivan InverardiGiovanni lo Sciancato
- Charles WorkmanMalatestino dall'Occhio
- Alexandra HuttonSamaritana
- Samuel Dale JohnsonOstasio
- Meechot MarreroBiancofiore
- Mané GaloyanGarsenda
- Arianna ManganelloAltichiara
- Karis TuckerAdonella
- Amira ElmadfaSmaragdi
- Andrew DickinsonSer Toldo Berardengo
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Themes
operaopera live performancedeutsche oper berlin