Jonathan Tetelman & Sara Jakubiak in Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini

A rarity on stage, Riccardo Zandonai's remarkable 1914 opera Francesca da Rimini, proves itself an intoxicating late-Romantic masterpiece in Christof Loy's powerful staging, starring Sara Jakubiak and Jonathan Tetelman as Francesca and her lover, Paolo "il Bello". Setting a libretto based on Gabriele D'Annunzio's daring and sensuous retelling of a story from Dante's Inferno, Zandonai creates a mixing intoxicating sophistication and intensity, beautifully captured by Carlo Rizzi's conducting. Loy's concentrated production – filmed at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin in front of an empty theatre during lockdown in 2021 – only adds to the drama's power.

Soloists: 

Jonathan Tetelman (Tenor), Sara Jakubiak (Soprano), Alexandra Hutton (Soprano), Samuel Dale Johnson (Baritone), Ivan Inverardi (Baritone), Charles Workman (Tenor), Meechot Marrero (Soprano), Mané Galoyan (Soprano), Arianna Manganello (Mezzo-Soprano), Karis Tucker (Mezzo-Soprano), Amira Elmadfa (Mezzo-Soprano), Andrew Dickinson (Tenor), Dean Murphy (Baritone), Patrick Cook (Tenor), Thomas Lehman (Baritone)

Ensembles: 

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Conductor: 

Carlo Rizzi