March 13, 2020 7:30PM
March 15, 2020 2:00PM
Huntington Avenue Theatre
ELISABETTA, REGINA D’INGHILTERRA
By Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Giovanni Schmidt
This performance was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Queen Elizabeth I is dismayed to learn her revered Leicester has secretly married Matilde, daughter of Mary, Queen of Scots. In court, the Duke of Norfolk is poised to take advantage of this political opportunity. A rare offering from one of opera’s most beloved composers, this is the first of the nine Rossini Neapolitan operas. The drama of the Elizabethan court meets Rossini’s luminous and virtuosic vocal writing in this neglected masterpiece.
“This is proof that…opera can certainly flourish in Boston.”
–EDGE
Cast and Creative
Serena Farnocchia
ELISABETTA
Eric Fennell
LEICESTER
Spencer Hamlin
NORFOLC
Lucia Cesaroni
MATILDE
Erica Brookhyser
ENRICO
Mark Tempesta
GUGLIELMO
Sharon Daniels
STAGE DIRECTOR
Gil Rose
CONDUCTOR
PRODUCTION TEAM
Brooke Stanton…Costume & Props Designer
Daniel Daly…Scenic Designer
Christopher Ostrom…Lighting Designer
Rachel Padula-Shufelt…Hair and Make-up Designer
