April 11, 2020
7:30PM
NEC’s Jordan Hall


GLORIANA
By Benjamin Britten
Libretto by William Plomer
Sung in English
This performance was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Written in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, Gloriana depicts the later years of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign and her complicated relationship with the Earl of Essex. Britten’s imaginative use of genres from the Tudor period mixes with his own distinctive style to create a world at once Elizabethan and contemporary. From the stately world of court to her private chambers, this is a powerful portrait of an aging monarch in a changing world.

“This is proof that…opera can certainly flourish in Boston.”

–EDGE

Cast and Creative

Anna Caterina Antonacci

Anna Caterina Antonacci
REGINA GLORIANA

Dominick Chenes

Dominick Chenes
EARL OF ESSEX

Lisa Chaves

Lisa Chavez
FRANCES, COUNTESS OF ESSEX

Keith Phares

Keith Phares
LORD MOUNTJOY

Chelsea Basler

Chelsea Basler
PENELOPE

James Wright

James Wright
SIR ROBERT CECIL

Scott Conner

Scott Conner
SIR WALTER RALEIGH

Ryan F. Burns

Ryan F. Burns
HENRY CUFFE

Elaine Daiber

Elaine Daiber
LADY-IN-WAITING

Ryan Stoll

Ryan Stoll
A BLIND BALLAD SINGER/RECORDER OF NORWICH

Lynn Torgove

Lynn Torgove
A HOUSEWIFE

Frank Kelley

Frank Kelley
SPIRIT OF THE MASQUE

Gil Rose
CONDUCTOR