Organization

Singer

Soprano

Renée Fleming

Donna  Borgia

Tenor

Francesco Meli

Gennaro

Bass-baritone

Vitalij Kowaljow

Duke of Ferrara

Contralto

Elizabeth DeShong

Maffio Orsini

Conductor

Riccardo Frizza

Stage director

John Pascoe

Set designer

Costume designer

Chorus master

Ian Robertson

Lighting designer

Jeff Bruckerhoff

Choreographer

Lawrence Pech

Bass

Austin Kness

Don Apostolo Gazella

Li Ao

Ascanio Petrucci

Christopher Jackson

Jeppo Liverotto

Brian Jagde

Oloferno Vitellozzo

Igor Vieira

Gubetta

Daniel Montenegro

Rustighello

Ryan Kuster

Astolfo

Makeup artist

Gerd Mairandres

Assistant Stage Director

Roy Rallo

San Francisco Opera

Others

San Francisco Opera Chorus

Orchestra

San Francisco Opera Orchestra

Italian

Lucrezia Borgia

San Francisco

United States

War Memorial Opera House

Renée Fleming, "America's most-loved and most-lauded opera singer" (The Times, London) returns to the San Francisco Opera, bringing passion and outstanding virtuosity to the title role of Gaetano Donizetti’s masterpiece, joined on stage by Michael Fabiano, Vitalij Kowaljow and Elizabeth DeShong.

In Gaetano Donizetti’s two act opera, Lucrezia Borgia (libretto by Felice Romani, based on Victor Hugo’s play of the same name), a notorious femme fatale renowned for her ruthless pursuit of power reveals poignant vulnerability when she comes face to face with her long-lost son, Gennaro.

Presented in 2011, this captivating and elegant production from the San Francisco Opera is led by internationally-acclaimed Italian conductor, Riccardo Frizza.

High production values: John Pascoe's staging offers up opulent costumes and a first class ensemble of singers. Above all, Renée Fleming shines as the passionate Lucrezia Borgia. She embodies the role down to the last detail - a crazed mix of murderous rage and despair.

Lucrezia Borgia Donizetti

Public

English

Approved

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