Queen Elizabeth I
Other operas about the life of the English queen Elizabeth I:
Maria Stuarda (Mary Stuart) - Gaetano Donizetti
Roberto Devereux - Gaetano Donizetti
Information about the opera Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
The third of Donizetti's operas based on the life of Queen Elizabeth 1.
Synopsis
The opera is about the love of Queen Elizabeth I for Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex..
Recommended recordings on CD
Benini/Miricioiu/Ganassi (Opera Rara ORC 24)
A live recording of the concert performances given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in July 2002.
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, conducted by Maurizio Benini.
Cast: Nelly Miricioiu (Elizabeth), Sonia Ganassi (Sara), José Bros (Robert Devereux), Roberto Frontali (Nottingham).
Opera Rara ORC 24
Haider/Gruberova/Ziegler (Nightingale Classics NC 070563-2)
An excellent recording with well-balanced sound.
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin, conducted by Friedrich Haider.
Cast: Edita Gruberova (Elizabeth), Delores Ziegler (Sara), Don Bernardini (Robert Devereux), Ettore Kim (Nottingham), Benoit Boutet (Lord Cecil), Merih Kazbek (Sir Walter Raleigh).
Nightingale Classics NC 070563-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Rota/Theodossiou/Bragaglia (Naxos DVD 2.110232)
Filmed at the Bergamo Music Festival in 2006.
Orchestra and Chorus of the Bergamo Musica Festival, conducted by Marcello Rota, 2006.
Cast: Dimitra Theodossiou (Elizabeth), Frederica Bragaglia (Sara), Massimiliano Pisapia (Robert Devereux), Andrew Schroeder (Nottingham), Luigi Albani (Lord Cecil), Giorgio Valerio (Sir Walter Raleigh).
Naxos DVD 2.110232