Name: Anna Bolena
Start: 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Théâtre Royal de Liège

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Organization

Singer

Soprano

Olga Peretyatko

Anne Boleyn

Elaine Alvarez

Mezzo-soprano

Sofia Soloviy

Jane Seymour

Tenor

Celso Albelo

Richard Percy

Bass

Marko Mimica

Henry VIII

Contralto

Francesca Ascioti

Mark Smeaton

Luciano Montanaro

Lord Rochefort

Maxime Melnik

Hervey

Conductor

Giampaolo Bisanti

Stage director

Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera

Set designer

Gary McCann

Costume designer

Fernand Ruiz

Lighting designer

Franco Marri

Chorus master

Pierre Iodice

Opéra Royal de Wallonie - Liège

Others

Choeur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège

Orchestra

Royal Opera of Wallonia Orchestra

Italian

Anna Bolena -  (Anne Boleyn)

Liège

Belgium

CASTING
Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Giampaolo Bisanti (Conductor)
Stefano Mazzonis Di Pralafera (Stage Direction)
Olga Peretyatko (Soprano) : Anna Bolena
Sofia Soloviy (Soprano) : Giovanna Seymour
Celso Albelo (Tenor) : Lord Riccardo Percy
Marko Mimica (Baritone) : Enrico VIII
Francesca Ascioti () : Smeton
Luciano Montanaro (Bass) : Lord Rochefort
Maxime Melnik (Tenor) : Sir Hervey
PROGRAM
Anna Bolena
Tragedia lirica in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
Libretto by Felice Romani
First performance in Milan, Teatro Carcano, 26 December 1830

Recording: April 17 2019 - Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Director: Nicolas Foulon
Duration: 03:02

Théâtre Royal de Liège

Petit Théâtre

Discover Anna Bolena, the 29th opera by Italian bel canto master Gaetano Donizetti, which granted its creator his international reputation! The story, which is inspired by historical facts, is set in Windsor Castle in 1536. King Henry VIII is in love with young Jane Seymour, the handmaiden of his Queen, Anne Boleyn. To live his love in broad daylight, the King must first dispose of his wife, and elaborates a machiavellian scheme to that end, recalling from exile his spouse's former lover, Lord Percy. The latter is then unjustly accused of seducing Anne, and both are sentenced to death...

Stage director Stefano Mazzonis is surrounded by an all-star cast for a stellar interpretation of this highly technical operatic masterpiece. Russian soprano Olga Peretyatko stands out in the title role through her flawless performance and her beautiful timbre, magnified by epic appearances of Ukrainian soprano Sofia Soloviy and Croatian bass-baritone Marko Mimica. Gary McCann's somptuous staging and Fernand Ruiz's magnificent period costumes are the icing on the cake of this thoroughly enjoyable production from the Liège Royal Opera!

Anna Bolena Donizetti

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