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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.
Director
Christof Loy
Production
NAXOS
Cast
Sara Jakubiak
Francesca
Jonathan Tetelman
Paolo il Bello
I
Ivan Inverardi
Giovanni lo Sciancato
Charles Workman
Malatestino dall'Occhio
A
Alexandra Hutton
Samaritana
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Samuel Dale Johnson
Ostasio
M
Meechot Marrero
Biancofiore
M
Mané Galoyan
Garsenda
A
Arianna Manganello
Altichiara
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Karis Tucker
Adonella
