Francesca Da Rimini

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

Sara Jakubiak

Francesca

Jonathan Tetelman

Paolo il Bello

Ivan Inverardi

Giovanni lo Sciancato

Charles Workman

Malatestino dall'Occhio

Alexandra Hutton

Samaritana

Samuel Dale Johnson

Ostasio

Meechot Marrero

Biancofiore

Mané Galoyan

Garsenda

Arianna Manganello

Altichiara

Karis Tucker

Adonella

Amira Elmadfa

Smaragdi

Andrew Dickinson

Ser Toldo Berardengo