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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Staged by Christof Loy & Directed by Brian Large
Elisabeth, Queen Of England - Edita Gruberova, Duke Of Nottingham - Albert Schagidullin, Sara, Duchess Of Nottingham - Jeanne Piland, Roberto Devereux, Earl Of Essex - Roberto Aronica, Lord Cecil - Manolito Mario Franz, Sir Gualtiero Raleigh - Steven Humes, Roberto´s Page - Nikolay Borchev & Giacomo, King Of Scotland - Johannes Klama Der Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper & Das Bayerische Staatsorchester, Friedrich Haider Recorded in High Definition (HD) and Dolby Surround Sound. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Dimitra Theodossiou, Andrew Schroeder, Federica Bragaglia, Massimiliano Pisapia, Luigi Albani, Giorgio Valerio & Tommaso Norelli Orchestra and Chorus of the Bergamo Musica Festival, Marcello Rota 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’). This inaugural production of the Bergamo Music Festival 2006 features the Greek soprano and leading Donizetti specialist, Dimitra Theodossiou, and the young American baritone Andrew Schroeder, both in superb voice. “Making much of Anna’s gentleness‚ [Theodossiou] sings with considerable beauty in the quieter lyrical passages… touching in the purity of line and tone‚ as in the spirit they embody. Her parting denunciation…..is strong in attack. She gives herself very fully to the part.” Gramophone Magazine (on Dimitra Theodossiou’s performance in another Donizetti disc) | 
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| |  | Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano. Sung in ItalianDirector: Francesco Bellotto
Dimitra Theodossiou, Andrew Schroeder, Federica Bragaglia, Massimiliano Pisapia, Luigi Albani & Giorgio Valerio Orchestra and Chorus of the Bergamo Music Festival, Marcello Rota Filmed at the Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo, Italy, September 2006 “The focal point of course is Theodossiou. She is an interesting singer with a full, lyric voice…….she has all the notes and plenty of temperament.” Classics Today on a previous DVD recording | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Montserrat Caballe, Gianni Raimondi, Beverly Wolff, Walter Alberti, Guido Fabbris Bruno Bartoletti Recorded Venice 1972 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Nelly Miricioiu, José Bros, Sonia Ganassi, Roberto Frontali Orchestra & Chorus of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Maurizio Benini | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Edita Gruberova, Delores Ziegler, Don Bernardini, Ettore Kim, Benoit Boutet, Merih Kazbek, Francois Richert Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin, Friedrich Haider "The balance between voices and orchestra is well judged, and the recording is produced with as much care for the drama as for the music. "
(J.B. Steane in Gramophone) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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