Marcello Rota, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2008)
Marcello Rota, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2008)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | Dolby AC3, 2 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 7.44 Gb (DVD9) | 134 min
Classical | Naxos | Sub.: English, Italiano
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | Dolby AC3, 2 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 7.44 Gb (DVD9) | 134 min
Classical | Naxos | Sub.: English, Italiano
One of Donizetti’s most emotionally raw operas, Roberto Devereux ossia Il conte di Essex was also the third to be loosely based on episodes in the life of Queen Elizabeth I. It deals with the love of Elizabeth and her favourite, the Earl of Essex, perhaps most tellingly expressed in the Act I duet, Nascondi, frena i palpiti, o misero mio core / Hide, hold back your palpitation, oh my wretched heart! Elizabeth’s subsequent abdication is, however, a matter of dramatic licence, yet provides a memorable operatic conclusion to this tragedy of love and jealousy as she despairs at the death of her lover – Quel sangue versato al ciel s’innalza / The blood that is spilt rises up to Heaven. Directed by Francesco Bellotto, this was the inaugural production of the Bergamo Music Festival 2006, featuring the Greek soprano and leading Donizetti specialist, Dimitra Theodossiou, and the young American baritone Andrew Schroeder, both in superb voice.
Cast:
Elizabeth, Queen of England – Dimitra Theodossiou
The Duke of Nottingham – Andrew Schroeder
Sara, Duchess of Nottingham – Federica Bragaglia
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex – Massimiliano Pisapia
Lord Cecil – Luigi Albani
Sir Walter Raleigh – Giorgio Valerio
Bergamo Musica Festival Chorus
Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra
Conductor – Marcello Rota
Marcello Rota, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2008)
Marcello Rota, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2008)
Marcello Rota, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2008)
Marcello Rota, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2008)
Marcello Rota, Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2008)
