02/04/12 – Anna Bolena – 1:00PM
by Gaetanto Donizatti
Librettist Felice Romani
sung in Itanlian
Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes in this Met premiere production by David McVicar. Ekaterina Gubanova is her rival, Jane Seymour, Ildar Abdrazakov sings Henry VIII, and Marco Armiliato conducts.
Cast
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Anna Bolena: Anna Netrebko
Giovanna Seymour: Ekaterina Gubanova
Smeaton: Tamara Mumford
Lord Riccardo Percy: Stephen Costello
Enrico VIII: Ildar Abdrazakov
The Production Team
Production: David McVicar
Set Designer: Robert Jones
Costume Designer: Jenny Tiramani
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Choreographer: Andrew George
Tags:Metropolitan Opera




When I read “She sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes” above, I _had_ to google “mad scenes in opera”!
Came up with –>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_scene
which says, “Most mad scenes were composed for the soprano voice”
hmmmmmm…
never trust those sopranos!
Please correct the spelling of composer’s name on this page. It is Donizetti, not Donizatti. And thank you for broadcasting this and all the other operas from The Met.