San Francisco Opera Is On: Lucrezia Borgia

Join the San Francisco Opera for online broadcasts when they present their new virtual program, San Francisco Opera Is On. Enjoy the free streaming version of SF Opera’s production of Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia on Saturday, May 30, 2020, 10:00 a.m. PST through Sunday, May 31, 2020, 11:59 pm. PST. The streaming event is free to view and no registration is required.

Sexy tenor Michael Fabiano stars as Gennaro, a lusty young warrior with a hidden past. International superstar Renée Fleming vividly portrays the powerful and passionate (and possibly misrepresented by history) Lucrezia Borgia.

Gennaro, his sworn fellow soldier Maffio Orsini, a masked Lucrezia, and members of the great families of Italy converge on a celebration hosted by Duke Grimani. Lucrezia and Gennaro meet and feel an instant attraction, but angry guests discover her identity and accuse her of being a poisoner and assassin. Poisonings, duels, vandalism, disguises, deception, and another tragic palace party lead to death and sorrow in fine Machiavellian style.

For more information about the production, review an SF Opera blog article and a helpful synopsis.