The tumultuous final days of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I find powerful expression in Donizetti's Tudor drama.
Excerpt from Roberto Devereux, Deutsche Grammophon 073 4185. Orchestra and Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera, Friedrich Haider, conductor. Edita Gruberova, Roberto Aronica.
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Queen Elizabeth I, the central character in Roberto Devereux, has always attracted the foremost divas of their day. That tradition now continues with Sondra Radvanovsky, the world’s leading interpreter of the great 19th-century Italian prima donna roles. Donizetti’s show-stopping melodies and sumptuous period costumes bring the intrigue of the Elizabethan court to life within a Shakespearean-inspired Globe Theatre setting.
On stage at the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately three hours including two intermissions. Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES™.
Conductor: Corrado Rovaris Director: Stephen Lawless Set Designer: Benoit Dugardyn Costume Designer: Ingeborg Bernerth
Elisabetta: Sondra Radvanovsky Nottingham: Russell Braun Roberto Devereux: Giuseppe Filianoti Sara: Allyson McHardy
Production from Dallas Opera
Top: Stephen Costello as Roberto Devereux and Hasmik Papian as Elisabetta in the Dallas Opera production of Roberto Devereux, 2009. Photo: Karen Almond
Thumbnail: Hasmik Papian as Elisabetta in the Dallas Opera production of Roberto Devereux, 2009. Photo: Karen Almond