ABOUT THE EVENT

Felice Romani’s fine libretto – with its subtle characterisation, logically linked situations, and great dramatic efficacy – permitted Donizetti to develop a new, more evolved dramatic idiom, whose great force of expression relegated the Rossinian tradition to the past. The plot tells how the cruel Henry VIII had Anne Boleyn beheaded in order to marry Jane Seymour. The famous final scene, in which Anne, about to be executed, oscillates between lucidity and delirium ("Al dolce guidami"), prefigures the madness scene in Lucia di Lammermoor.

Musical Direction: Stefan Anton Reck
Scene Direction: Rafel Duran
Scenography: Rafa Lladó
Costume: Lluc Castells
Lighting: Albert Faura
New production: Gran Teatre del Liceu

Cast:
Edita Gruberova, Elina Garanča, Josep Bros, Carlo Colombara, Sonia Prina, Simón Orfila y Jon Plazaola (20, 25 and 30 January; 4, 9, 14 and 18 February 2011)
Fiorenza Cedolins, Sonia Ganassi, José Manuel Zapata, Simón Orfila, Marina Rodríguez-Cusí, Marc Pujol (23 and 27 February; 5 March 2011, reduced price performances)
Orquesta Sinfónica and Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu 

In some areas of the Gran Teatre del Liceu it is possible to be seated with a partially obstructed view of the stage. The Gran Teatre del Liceu recommends Zone 2 for the finest and completely unobstructed view of the performance. The stage is not visable from seats starting in row 2 of Zone 8.  A monitor is provided for following the performance in this section. Only available for operas.

Last update 2012 Editorial Team Classictic.com

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