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.
Credits
Met Opera — Donizetti: Anna Bolena Cast
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Character |
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Anna Netrebko
She was 40, now 53 years old
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as Anna Bolena |
Met Opera — Donizetti: Anna Bolena Crew
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Department |
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Gary Halvorson as Director. He was 11 (now 24) years old
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Directing |
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David McVicar as Director. He was 45 (now 58) years old
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Directing |
