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.
as Francesca
as Paolo il Bello
as Giovanni lo Sciancato
as Malatestino dall'Occhio
as Samaritana
as Ostasio
as Biancofiore
as Garsenda
as Altichiara
as Adonella
as Smaragdi
as Ser Toldo Berardengo
as Il giullare
as Il balestriere
as Il torrigiano