La Finta Giardiniera
The Zurich Opera gathered a superb cast for this production: Italian soprano Eva Mei sings the Countess Violante, known as Sandrina, the feigned gardener of the title. Spanish soprano Isabel Rey is her opponent Arminda, and Arminda's former lover, the melancholy Cavaliere Ramiro, is sung by Romanian mezzo Liliana Nikiteanu. Moretti's staging presents the action in a modern villa in a hierarchical world of the rich and famous.
Director: Felix Breisach
Director: Tobias Moretti
Cast
Rudolf Schasching
Don Anchise
Eva Mei
Sandrina
Christoph Strehl
Belfiore
Isabel Rey
Arminda
Liliana Nikiteanu
Ramiro
Julia Kleiter
Serpetta
Gabriel Bermúdez
Nardo
