Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
One of Donizetti's most emotionally raw operas, Roberto Devereux deals with the love of Elizabeth I and her favorite, the Earl of Essex, perhaps most tellingly expressed in the Act I duet. Elizabeth's subsequent abdication is a matter of dramatic license, and provides a memorable operatic conclusion to this tragedy of love and jealousy as she despairs at the death of her lover.
Starring Dimitra Theodossiou, Luigi Albani, Massimiliano Pisapia
Director Matteo Ricchetti, Francesco Bellotto