She Rises to Conquer Gloriana, the 3+ hour opera about Queen Elizabeth I, premiered this past weekend at The National Theatre. This is not a light opera. Chances are you won’t leave the theatre whistling the themes from the major arias. But you might find yourself mulling over the story, characters, sets, and most of all the incredibly bold, dramatic singing, still days later. Benjamin Britten wrote the work, with…
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012: She Rises to Conquer
March 6, 2012
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Posted in Main Feature, Vol I Issue 5
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Also tagged Gloriana, Gun-Brit Barkmin, Mary Matz, National Theatre Prague, Zdeněk Horváth
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Monday, February 27, 2012: Audience with the Queen
An Audience with the Queen Queen Elizabeth I is coming to Prague, and the audience with the queen will be held at The National Theatre Mar 3 and 4. That’s when soprano Gun-Brit Barkmin will star in the Czech premiere of Benjamin Britten’s Gloriana. The three-act opera alternates between glimpses of Renaissance, regal glory and intimate scenes with Queen Elizabeth I and her favorite and confidante, Robert Devereaux, Earl of…
February 27, 2012
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Posted in Main Feature, Vol I Issue 5
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Also tagged Alexandra Grusková, Gloriana, Gun-Brit Barkmin, Jiří Heřman, National Theatre Prague, Norman Reinhardt, opera Elizabeth I, Pavel Svoboda, Queen Elizabeth I, Zbyněk Muller
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