The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Countess Violante, known as Sandrina, the feigned gardener of the title. Spanish soprano Isabel Rey is her opponent Arminda, and Arminda's former lover, the melancholy Cavaliere Ramiro, is sung by Romanian mezzo Liliana Nikiteanu. Moretti's staging presents the action in a modern villa in a hierarchical world of the rich and famous.
Rudolf Schasching
as Don Anchise
Eva Mei
as Sandrina
Christoph Strehl
as Belfiore
Isabel Rey
as Arminda
Liliana Nikiteanu
as Ramiro
Julia Kleiter
as Serpetta
Gabriel Bermúdez
as Nardo
