Ermione

On 9th August, the Vitrifrigo Arena will host ROF’s second new production, Ermione, an opera which has not been performed in Pesaro since 2008.

Michele Mariotti will conduct the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Chorus of Teatro Ventidio Basso. The production is directed by Johannes Erath, with sets by Heike Scheele, costumes by Jorge Jara, video by Bibi Abel and lighting by Fabio Antoci. The cast includes Anastasia Bartoli in the title role, Victoria Yarovaya (Andromaca), Enea Scala (Pirro), Juan Diego Flórez (Oreste), Antonio Mandrillo (Pilade), Michael Mofidian (Fenicio), Martiniana Antonie (Cleone), Paola Leguizamón (Cefisa) and Tianxuefei Sun (Attalo). Performances are also scheduled for 13th, 17th and 20th August.

Ermione, a tragic opera in two acts with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, was first performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on 27 March 1819. The original cast included Isabella Colbran (Ermione), Rosmunda Pisaroni (Andromaca), Andrea Nozzari (Pirro), Giovanni David (Oreste), Giuseppe Ciccimarra (Pilade), Michele Benedetti (Fenicio), Maria Manzi (Cleone), De Bernardis (Cefisa) and Gaetano Chizzola (Attalo). The opera is based on Jean Racine’s tragedy Andromaque.

Published in : 16 July 2024