The Metropolitan Opera: Anna Bolena

Synopsis

David McVicar's atmospheric and brooding production captures the drama of this riveting piece of British history, retold as only Donizetti could. International superstar Anna Netrebko is Queen Anne Boleyn, trapped in an unhappy marriage to King Henry VIII (Ildar Abdrazakov) whose roving eye has settled on another woman—Jane Seymour (Ekaterina Gubanova), Anna's friend, but now her unwitting rival. Add in Anna's early love, Percy (Stephen Costello), just returned to the court from exile, and the result is a haunting, explosive account of Queen Anna's tragic final days, before she goes to her execution in one of the most moving and dazzling final scenes in all of opera.

Main Cast

Anna Netrebko

Anna Bolena

Age : 52 | Popularity : 5%

Ekaterina Gubanova

Giovanna Seymour

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ildar Abdrazakov

Enrico VIII

Age : 47 | Popularity : 7%

Stephen Costello

Lord Riccardo Percy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tamara Mumford

Smeton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Keith Miller

Lord Rochefort

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eduardo Valdes

Sir Hervey

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Gary Halvorson David McVicar
Writing	Writer	Felice Romani
Sound	Original Music Composer	Gaetano Donizetti
	Music Director	Marco Armiliato
Department	Role	Name

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