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Gloriana: Teatro Real

About the Event

Enter a night of opera charm at the Teatro Real in Madrid for an unforgettable evening featuring Gloriana from Benjamin Britten and conducted by Ivor Bolton.

Gloriana depicts the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex, and was composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953.

Cast / Production

Musical director: Ivor Bolton
Stage director: David McVicar
Set designer: Robert Jones
Costume designer: Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Choreographer: Colm Seery
Chorus Master: Andrés Máspero
Children's Chorus Conductor: Ana González

New production by the Teatro Real, in co‐production with the English National Opera

Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Pequeños Cantores de la Comunidad de Madrid

Queen Elizabeth I:
Anna Caterina Antonacci (Apr. 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24)
Alexandra Deshorties (Apr. 13, 17, 22)
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex:
Leonardo Capalbo (Apr. 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24)
David Butt Philip (Apr. 13, 17, 23)
Frances, Countess of Essex:
Paula Murrihy (Apr. 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24)
Hanna Hipp (Apr. 13, 17, 23)
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy:
Duncan Rock (Apr. 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24)
Gabriel Bermúdez (Apr. 13, 17, 23)
Penelope, Lady Rich:
Sophie Bevan (Apr. 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24)
Maria Miró (Apr. 13, 17, 23)
Sir Robert Cecil:
Leigh Melrose (Apr. 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24)
Charles Rice (Apr. 13, 17, 23)
Sir Walter Raleigh:
David Soar (Apr. 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24)
David Steffens (Apr. 13, 17, 23)
Henry Cuffe: Benedict Nelson
A Lady‐in‐Waiting: Elena Copons
A Blind Ballad‐Singer: James Creswell
The Recorder of Norwich: Scott Wilde
A Housewife: Itxaro Mentxaca
The Spirit of the Masque: Sam Furness
The Master of Ceremonies: Gerardo López
The City Crier: Àlex Sanmartí

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