October 15

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: ANNA BOLENA

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GAETANO DONIZETTI

2011-2012 HD OPERA SEASON

OCTOBER 15, 2011 @ 12:55 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS 33 MIN

Anna Netrebko gives an electrifying portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king in this Met premiere production by David McVicar.  Ekaterina Gubanova is her rival, Jane Seymour, Ildar Abrdazakov sings Henry VIII, and Marco Armiliato conducts.

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org

CONDUCTOR: Marco Armiliato

PRODUCTION: David McVicar

CAST: Ekaterina Gubanova, Anna Netrebko, Ildar Abdrazakov, Keith Miller, Stephen Costello, Eduardo Valdes, Tamara Mumford

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/season_and_tickets/Playbill/Anna_Bolena/Oct 15 Anna Bolena.pdf

VIDEO: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

PHOTOS: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

AnnaBolena1112.01 AnnaBolena1112.03 AnnaBolena1112.04 AnnaBolena1112.06 AnnaBolena1112.08 AnnaBolena1112.15 AnnaBolena1112.19 Taken at the Metropolitan Opera during the rehearsal on September 15, 2011. AnnaBolena1112.32 Taken at the Metropolitan Opera during the rehearsal on September 20, 2011.