Opera in two acts
Libretto by Francesco Filidei and Stefano Busellato, with the collaboration of Hannah Dübgen and Carlo Pernigotti, freely adapted from the novel of the same name by Umberto Eco
Music by Francesco Filidei
First performance Milan, Teatro alla Scala, April 27, 2025
Conductor
Tito Ceccherini
Director
Damiano Michieletto
taken from Eleonora Gravagnola
Scenes
Paolo Fantin
Costumes
Carla Teti
Choreography
Erika Rombaldoni
Dramaturgy
Mattia Palma
Lighting
Fabio Barettin
Choir Director
Claudio Marino Moretti
Children’s Choir Director
Gino Tanasini
Characters and interpreters:
Adso da Melk
Anna Goryachova
Guglielmo da Baskerville
Lucas Meachem
The Village Girl / Statue of the Virgin
Katrina Galka
Jorge da Burgos
Luca Tittoto
Bernardo Gui
Daniela Barcellona
Abbone da Fossanova
Fabrizio Beggi
Salvatore
Fabio Maria Capitanucci
Remigio da Varagine
Giorgio Berrugi
Malachia
Owen Willetts
Severino da Sant’Emmerano
Giulio Pelligra
Berengario da Arundel / Adelmo da Otranto
Filippo Mineccia
Venanzio / Alborea
Leonardo Cortellazzi
Un cuciniere / Girolamo vescovo di Caffa
Andrea Porta
Orchestra, Choir, Children’s Choir, and Technicians of the Carlo Felice Theater Foundation in Genoa
Co-production by Fondazione Teatro alla Scala, Opéra National de Paris, and Fondazione Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova