Comedy and drama in Auber's Fra Diavolo: a balance well obtained at Opera di Roma

By Renato Verga, 15 October 2017

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Reviewed at Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera, Rome on 13 October 2017

Auber, Fra Diavolo (Brother Devil)

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rory Macdonald, Conductor

Giorgio Barberio Corsetti, Director

Massimo Troncanetti, Set Designer

Francesco Esposito, Costume Designer

John Osborn, Fra Diavolo

Pretty Yende, Zerlina

Roberto de Candia, Lord Rocburg

Sonia Ganassi, Lady Pamela

Giorgio Misseri, Lorenzo

Nicola Pamio, Beppo

Jean-Luc Ballestra, Giacomo

Alessio Verna, Matteo

Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

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Renato Verga

Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.