The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini

Overview

Eva-Maria Westbroek stars in the title role of Zandonai’s sensuous drama, opposite Marcello Giordani as Paolo. Piero Faggioni’s lush production provides the perfect setting for one of the all-time great tales of tragic passion, adapted from an episode in Dante’s Inferno. Mark Delavan co-stars as Giovanni, the husband and brother of the star-crossed lovers, whose jealousy leads him to kill them both. Robert Brubaker is Malatestino and Marco Armiliato conducts.

Top cast

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Francesca

Marcello Giordani

Paolo Malatesta

M

Mark Delavan

Giovanni

Robert Brubaker

Malatestino

D

Dina Kuznetsova

Samaritana

Sondra Radvanovsky

Self - Host

J

John Moore

Simonetto

Dísella Lárusdóttir

Garsenda

C

Caitlin Lynch

Biancofiore

P

Patricia Risley

Altichiara

R

Renée Tatum

Adonella

Ginger Costa-Jackson

Smaragdi

Philip Horst

Ostasio

K

Keith Jameson

Ser Toldo Berardengo

M

Mark Delavan

Giovanni (Gianciotto)

H

Hugo Vera

An archer

Robert Brubaker

A prisoner

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