Overview
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
Francesca
Paolo il Bello
Giovanni lo Sciancato
Malatestino dall'Occhio
Samaritana
Ostasio
Biancofiore
Garsenda
Altichiara
Adonella
Smaragdi
Ser Toldo Berardengo