Julius Rudel, Filene Center Orchestra, Beverly Sills - Donizetti: Roberto Devereux (2001/1975)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 3.74 Gb (DVD5) | 132 min
Classical | VAI | Sub: English
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 3.74 Gb (DVD5) | 132 min
Classical | VAI | Sub: English
Roberto Devereux, the last and probably the greatest opera Gaetano Donizetti composed for the San Carlo Opera House in Naples, is based on the intense, tangled relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex, who was beheaded for treason in 1601. The role of the queen is one of the strongest in the bel canto soprano repertoire. In this video (essentially a New York City Opera production transplanted to the Filene Center at Wolf Trap performing arts center outside Washington, D.C.), Beverly Sills gives one of the great performances of her career.