Cristoforo Colombo
Opera
Alberto Franchetti
Alberto Franchetti
Dramma lirico in four acts and an epilogue (1892)
Libretto by Luigi Illica
Straddling two centuries, Alberto Franchetti (1860–1942) was a skilful innovator across genres and a refined orchestrator, in an era dominated by Puccini and Verismo.
Making its Verona debut, his Cristoforo Colombo is an unmissable event in the international opera scene: the story of the man ‘of the New World’ is told through this grand opera, written four hundred years after the discovery of the Americas.
A blockbuster even in its own time, it had disappeared from the stage and has now finally been revived in a new production by Fondazione Arena.
An stellar ensemble cast debuts in this major coproduction directed by Tomer Zvulun.
IN-DEPTH TALK open to the public with Silvia Perucchetti, on Thursday 18 November at 6 pm, in the Sala Veranda at the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona.
Sunday
at 15:30
| Cristoforo Colombo | Luca Salsi |
|---|---|
| Isabella de Aragona | Alessia Camarin |
| Don Fernando Guevara | Francesco Meli |
| Don Roldano Ximenes | Gianluca Buratto |
| Marguerite | Alessandro Abis |
| A commoner / A voice from the rigging / Roderigo di Triana | Didier Pieri |
| Matheos, foreman of the ship’s crew | Matteo Macchioni |
| Three pilgrims | Matteo Macchioni/Mauro Secci, Gezim Myshketa, Alberto Comes |
| A friar | Gabriele Sagona |
| Old chieftain Bobita | Gabriele Sagona |
| Four knights | Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi, Alessandro Abis, Didier Pieri |
| Anacoana | Irene Savignano |
| Iguamota | Karen Gardeazabal |
| Diaz | Didier Pieri |
| Bobadilla / A soldier | Roberto Lorenzi |
| Yanika / A peasant girl | Eleonora Boaretto |
| Voices from above and from the Pinta | Matteo Macchioni, Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi |
Wednesday
at 19:00
| Cristoforo Colombo | Youngjun Park |
|---|---|
| Isabella de Aragona | Pervin Chakar |
| Don Fernando Guevara | Anthony Ciaramitaro |
| Don Roldano Ximenes | Gianluca Buratto |
| Marguerite | Alessandro Abis |
| A commoner / A voice from the rigging / Roderigo di Triana | Didier Pieri |
| Matheos, foreman of the ship’s crew | Matteo Macchioni |
| Three pilgrims | Matteo Macchioni/Mauro Secci, Gezim Myshketa, Alberto Comes |
| A friar | Gabriele Sagona |
| Old chieftain Bobita | Gabriele Sagona |
| Four knights | Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi, Alessandro Abis, Didier Pieri |
| Anacoana | Irene Savignano |
| Iguamota | Alessia Camarin |
| Diaz | Didier Pieri |
| Bobadilla / A soldier | Roberto Lorenzi |
| Yanika / A peasant girl | Eleonora Boaretto* |
| Voices from above and from the Pinta | Matteo Macchioni, Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi |
Friday
at 20:00
| Cristoforo Colombo | Luca Salsi |
|---|---|
| Isabella de Aragona | Pervin Chakar |
| Don Fernando Guevara | Francesco Meli |
| Don Roldano Ximenes | Gianluca Buratto |
| Marguerite | Alessandro Abis |
| A commoner / A voice from the rigging / Roderigo di Triana | Didier Pieri |
| Matheos, foreman of the ship’s crew | Matteo Macchioni |
| Three pilgrims | Matteo Macchioni/Mauro Secci, Gezim Myshketa, Alberto Comes |
| A friar | Gabriele Sagona |
| Old chieftain Bobita | Gabriele Sagona |
| Four knights | Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi, Alessandro Abis, Didier Pieri |
| Anacoana | Irene Savignano |
| Iguamota | Karen Gardeazabal |
| Diaz | Didier Pieri |
| Bobadilla / A soldier | Roberto Lorenzi |
| Yanika / A peasant girl | Eleonora Boaretto |
| Voices from above and from the Pinta | Matteo Macchioni, Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi |
Sunday
at 15:30
| Cristoforo Colombo | Luca Salsi |
|---|---|
| Isabella de Aragona | Alessia Camarin |
| Don Fernando Guevara | Francesco Meli |
| Don Roldano Ximenes | Gianluca Buratto |
| Marguerite | Alessandro Abis |
| A commoner / A voice from the rigging / Roderigo di Triana | Didier Pieri |
| Matheos, foreman of the ship’s crew | Matteo Macchioni |
| Three pilgrims | Matteo Macchioni/Mauro Secci, Gezim Myshketa, Alberto Comes |
| A friar | Gabriele Sagona |
| Old chieftain Bobita | Gabriele Sagona |
| Four knights | Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi, Alessandro Abis, Didier Pieri |
| Anacoana | Irene Savignano |
| Iguamota | Karen Gardeazabal |
| Diaz | Didier Pieri |
| Bobadilla / A soldier | Roberto Lorenzi |
| Yanika / A peasant girl | Eleonora Boaretto |
| Voices from above and from the Pinta | Matteo Macchioni, Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi |
Direction
Conductor
Orchestra, Chorus and Technical team
Chorus Master
Dance Company Coordinator
Director of stage design
New production
Don Roldano Ximenes
Marguerite
A commoner / A voice from the rigging / Roderigo di Triana
Matheos, foreman of the ship’s crew
A friar
Old chieftain Bobita
Four knights
Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi, Alessandro Abis, Didier Pieri 21/11 24/11 26/11 28/11
Anacoana
Diaz
Bobadilla / A soldier
Voices from above and from the Pinta
Matteo Macchioni, Francesco Pittari, Roberto Lorenzi 21/11 24/11 26/11 28/11