The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini

The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini

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

As Francesca

Marcello Giordani

As Paolo Malatesta

Mark Delavan

As Giovanni

Robert Brubaker

As Malatestino

Dina Kuznetsova

As Samaritana

Sondra Radvanovsky

As Self - Host

John Moore

As Simonetto

Dísella Lárusdóttir

As Garsenda

Caitlin Lynch

As Biancofiore

Patricia Risley

As Altichiara