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Britten: Gloriana / Walker, Rolfe Johnson, Elder [blu-ray]

Britten / Walker / Orchestra & Chorus Of The Release Date: 09/25/2015
Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog #: 109152
Composer:  Benjamin Britten Performer:  Elizabeth Vaughan ,  Alan Opie ,  Richard Van Allan ,  Anthony Rolfe Johnson  ...  Conductor:  Mark Elder Orchestra/Ensemble:  English National Opera Orchestra ,  English National Opera Chorus Number of Discs: 1

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“Gloriana” came into being when Benjamin Britten was asked to compose an opera celebrating the Coronation of HRH Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. The tragic relationship between the ageing Queen and the brilliant young Earl of Essex provided Britten with great scope for his strong sense of theatre, the opera combining scenes of great pageantry with moments of private reflection. Colin Graham’s staging is full of searing excitement and deeply moving moments. Mark Elder conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the ENO in Read more this 1984 London production that stars mezzo Sarah Walker as Queen Elizabeth I.

Benjamin Britten
GLORIANA
(Blu-ray Disc Version)
v Queen Elizabeth I - Sarah Walker
Robert Devereux / Earl of Essex - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Frances / Countess of Essex - Jean Rigby
Sir Walter Raleigh - Richard Van Allan
Penelope / Lady Rich - Elizabeth Vaughan
Sir Robert Cecil - Alan Opie
Charles Blount / Lord Mountjoy - Neil Howlett
Henry Cuffe - Malcolm Donnelly
Lady-in-Waiting - Lynda Russell
A Blind Ballad Singer - Norman Bailey
The Recorder of Norwich - Dennis Wicks
A Housewife - Shelagh Squires
Master of Ceremonies - Allan Woodrow
A Morris Dancer - Robert Huguenin
The City Crier - Leigh Maurice
The Spirit of the Masque - Adrian Martin
Time - Ian Stewart
Concord - Amanda Maxwell
Flute - Elmer Cole
Tabor - George Lawn
Gittern - Douglas Wootton

English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra
(chorus master: Leslie Fyson)
Mark Elder, conductor

Derek Bailey, stage director
Colin Graham, set designer
Alix Stone, set and costume designer
Stephen Watson, lighting designer
Peter Darrell, choreographer

Recorded live at the English National Opera, London Coliseum, 1984

Picture format: 1080/60i (Upscale) 4:3
Sound format: PCM Stereo
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Audio Language: English
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
Running time: 147 mins
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 25)
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