

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.
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Riccardo Zandonai – Francesca da Rimini (Christof Loy / Deutsche Oper Berlin)
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
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