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.

• NAXOS
• Deutsche Oper Berlin
• Sara Jakubiak
• Jonathan Tetelman
• Ivan Inverardi
• Charles Workman
• Alexandra Hutton
• Samuel Dale Johnson
• Meechot Marrero
• Mané Galoyan