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Roberto Devereux (2016)
Directed by Alessandro Talevi
Music · 2h 17m
In the last and most dramatic aria in Roberto Devereux , one of the four Tudor period operas composed by Donizetti in 1837 (along with Anna Bolena , Maria Stuarda and Il Castello di Kenilworth), the protagonist, Queen Elizabeth I of England, exclaims: "I do not reign, I do not live". This statement encapsulates great operatic themes, and it is the culmination of an opera that reveals the passions of characters who live among palace intrigues. Written in the mature period of the leader of Italian romanticism, the opera displays a great vocal virtuosity, and is an example of Donizetti prizing the voice above all in the genre. The staging, by South African director Alessandro Talevi, who has been very successful in great opera houses as well as with more experimental theatre, places the play in an undetermined period, focusing on the chiaroscuro. Bruno Campanella conducts.
Cast
Mariella Devia
Gregory Kunde
Andrea Mastroni
Crew
- Director
- Alessandro Talevi
- Writer
- Salvadore Cammarano
- Original Music Composer
- Gaetano Donizetti
Details
- Release date
- 2016-11-04
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Genres
- Music
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Spain
- Production
- Teatro Real de Madrid