Lucrezia Borgia

Composer: Donizetti, Gaetano

Librettist/Text Author: Romani, Felice

Conductor: Severini, Tiziano

Orchestra: Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra

Chorus: Bergamo Musica Festival Chorus

Chorus Master: Tartari, Fabio

Apostolo Gazella: Dall'Amico, Luca

Ascanio Petrucci: Giorgelè, Dario

Astolfa: Corna, Mauro

Don Alfonso / Duke of Ferrara: Biasio, Robert de

Gennaro: Biasio, Robert de

Gubetta: Paola, Giuseppe di

Jeppo Liverotto: Scarpellini, Livio

Lucrezia Borgia: Theodossiou, Dimitra

Maffio Orsini: Palacios, Nidia

Oloferno Vitellozo: Manfrin, Giovanni

Rustighello: Albani, Luigi

Set Designer: Sala, Angelo

Costume Designer: Aceti, Cristina

Lighting Designer: Alfieri, Valerio

Stage Director: Bellotto, Francesco

Television Producer: Dellepiane, Alberto

Television Director: Richetti, Matteo

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Date of Production: 2007

Festival: Bergamo Music Festival

Venue: Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo

Playing Time: 02:18:18

Catalogue Number: 33578

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Based on Victor Hugo's most sensational play, Lucrece Borgia, a scandalous tale of murder, torture, incest, homosexuality, drunkenness and orgies, Donizetti's opera is one of the great masterpieces of Italian bel canto repertoire. While omitting some of its more excessive elements, the libretto by Felice Romani inspired by Donizetti to compose superb arias, duets, ensemble and choruses, bringing each act to a stirring conclusion.

Beautifully costumed and designed, brimming with high drama and pathos, this production stars in the infamous title role Greek diva Dimitra Theodossiou, praised for her stupendous acting and singing in Donizetti's Robert Devereux.