Passion, Power, and the Last Tudor Queen

Step into the intrigue of Elizabethan England with the Met Opera’s acclaimed 2014 production of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux. This final chapter in Sondra Radvanovsky’s celebrated portrayal of Donizetti’s Tudor queens is a feast of vocal brilliance and dramatic intensity, brought to life by David McVicar’s stunning production design.
If you love British history or are fascinated by the life of Queen Elizabeth I, this opera is for you. New York Classical Review hailed Matthew Polenzani’s “urgent passion” and Elīna Garanča’s Duchess of Nottingham as her most emotionally charged Met performances to date.” The New York Times praised the opera’s moving exploration of the conflict between Elizabeth’s public duties and her private heart.