The Metropolitan Opera: Anna Bolena

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 15, 2011

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Ekaterina Gubanova,Tamara Mumford,Stephen Costello,Ildar Abdrazakov,Keith Miller,Anna Netrebko,Eduardo Valdes

Director

David McVicar,Gary Halvorson

Writer

Felice Romani

Music

Gaetano Donizetti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1849463