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
