

11/02/2022
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.

Sara Jakubiak
as Francesca

Jonathan Tetelman
as Paolo il Bello

Ivan Inverardi
as Giovanni lo Sciancato

Charles Workman
as Malatestino dall'Occhio

Alexandra Hutton
as Samaritana

Samuel Dale Johnson
as Ostasio

Meechot Marrero
as Biancofiore

Mané Galoyan
as Garsenda

Arianna Manganello
as Altichiara

Karis Tucker
as Adonella

Amira Elmadfa
as Smaragdi

Andrew Dickinson
as Ser Toldo Berardengo

Dean Murphy
as Il giullare

Patrick Cook
as Il balestriere

Thomas Lehman
as Il torrigiano
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