Roberto Devereux

T1183947502
Composed at the time of his wife's death, this is Donizetti's 57th opera. London, early 17th century. The Earl of Essex, Robert Devereux, although loved by Queen Elizabeth is in love with Sara, Countess of Nottingham. Essex is accused of treason and sentenced to death by the Queen, whose reprieve comes too late to save him.

Music	Donizetti
Lyrics	Cammarano

Archive :: production:T1183947502, opera or operetta:S0651801908, venue:V895

Production details

Sung in Italian, with English surtitles. The Lyric

Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal Plymouth
	Other spaces: Drum Theatre, The Lyric
Town	Plymouth
County	Devon
From	5th April 2019
To	5th April 2019
When	19:30
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Company

Company	Welsh National Opera
Conductor	Carlo Rizzi (Cardiff / Birmingham)
Conductor	James Southall (Ex Cardiff / Birmingham)
Director	Alessandro Talevi
Design	Madeleine Boyd
Director	Maxine Braham (movement director)
Lighting	Matt Haskins
Performer	Justina Gringyte (Sara)
Performer	Joyce El-Khoury (Elisabetta)
Performer	Robyn Lyn Evans (Cecil)
Performer	Wyn Pencarreg (Walter Raleigh)
Performer	Barr Banks (Roberto Devereux)
Performer	Philip Smith (Nottingham's Confidant)

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