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.
CAST
Ivan InverardiGiovanni lo Sciancato
Alexandra HuttonSamaritana
Samuel Dale JohnsonOstasio
Meechot MarreroBiancofiore
Mané GaloyanGarsenda
Arianna ManganelloAltichiara
Karis TuckerAdonella
Amira ElmadfaSmaragdi
Andrew DickinsonSer Toldo Berardengo
Dean MurphyIl giullare
Patrick CookIl balestriere
Thomas LehmanIl torrigiano
