FRANCESCA DA RIMINI

For Francesca da Rimini, Christof Loy teams up again with Sara Jakubiak and the performance received enthusiastic reviews in the German media coverage.

Following the enthusiastic reception of Korngold’s The Miracle of Heliane, which was celebrated by Opernwelt magazine as the »Rediscovery of the Year« in 2018, and which received the Opus Klassik Award 2020, Christof Loy now tackles another rarity from the early 20th century at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
For Francesca da Rimini, he teams up again with Sara Jakubiak. After playing the title role in Heliane, this is her second venture into the psyche of a passionate woman loving to the utmost.

The performance received enthusiastic reviews in the German media coverage:
“The cast would triumph on any stage worldwide.” – rbb kultur
“Carlo Rizzi conducts […] with the greatest diligence and energy… a wonderful discovery.” – br klassik
“… perhaps the best streaming premiere in these miserable times of pandemic.” – Süddeutsche Zeitung

Original title FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
Genre Opera
Recording location Deutsche Oper Berlin
Recording date March 14 & 17, 2021
Duration approx. 140 min.
Video format HD
Production Company NAXOS
Stage Director Christof Loy
TV Director Götz Filenius
Sets Johannes Leiacker
Costumes Klaus Bruns
Light Design Olaf Winter
Composer Riccardo Zandonai
Orchestra / Band Orchestra and Chorus of Deutsche Oper Berlin
Conductor Carlo Rizzi
Soloist FRANCESCA Sara Jakubiak
Soloist PAOLO IL BELLO Jonathan Tetelman
Soloist GIOVANNI LO SCIANCATO Ivan Inverardi
Soloist MALATESTINO Charles Workman
Soloist SAMARITANA Alexandra Hutton
Soloist OSTASIO Samuel Dale Johnson