The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini
144 mins
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.
Mark Delavan
Giovanni
Dina Kuznetsova
Samaritana
John Moore
Simonetto
Caitlin Lynch
Biancofiore
Patricia Risley
Altichiara
Renée Tatum
Adonella
Keith Jameson
Ser Toldo Berardengo
Mark Delavan
Giovanni (Gianciotto)
Hugo Vera
An archer
Marco Armiliato
Conductor
Piero Faggioni
Production Design
Gil Wechsler
Lighting Design
Donald Mahler
Choreographer
David Kneuss
Stage Director
Riccardo Zandonai
Original Music Composer
Paul Cremo
Dramaturgy
John Kerswell
Sound Supervisor
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer
William Malloy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Tom Watson
Makeup Artist
Tito Ricordi
Writer
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor