Anna Bolena - Wiener Staatsoper
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“Anna Bolena (2011) Wiener Staatsoper”
Gaetano Donizetti and his librettist Felice Romani kept the focus of their opera ANNA BOLENA on the personal rather than the political in this fictionalized Tudor tale: Henry VIII of England wants to get rid of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, so that he can marry her lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. He brings Lord Richard Percy, Anne's first love, back from exile so that he can find an excuse to accuse her of adultery. With the unwitting aid of Smeaton, a court musician, and Lord Rochefort, Anne's brother, the trap is easily sprung. This 2011 live recording from the Wiener Staatsoper showcases Anna Netrebko as she "scored a personal triumph" in her debut as the hapless Tudor Queen, while her stage partners - notably Elīna Garanča as Jane Seymour and Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as Henry VIII - were likewise showered with critical acclaim.
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Ildebrando d'Arcangelo
Enrico VIII
Also in
Carmen
The Marriage of Figaro
Anna Netrebko
Anna Bolena
Also in
La traviata
La Bohème
Brian Large
Felice Romani
Heidelinde Rudy
Elīna Garanča
Giovanna Seymour
Also in
Rossini: La Cenerentola
Bizet: Carmen
Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Lord Rochefort
Also in
Don Carlos
Simon Boccanegra
Francesco Meli
Lord Riccardo Percy
Also in
Mizzzzica... ma che è proibitissimo?
Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) - Arena di Verona
Gaetano Donizetti
Elisabeth Kulman
Smeton
Also in
Requiem de Mozart
Reimann: Medea
Eric Genovese
Self - Inszenierung
Peter Jelosits
Sir Hervey
Also in
Der Rosenkavalier
Werther
Brian Large Director · Felice Romani Writer Gaetano Donizetti Composer
First release April 5, 2011 · Produced in Austria · Production ARTE, Unitel
Production
ORF
Production
ARTE
Production · Distribution
Unitel
Production
Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production · Distribution
Wiener Staatsoper
Production
Austria
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Austria · April 5, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
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