
NEW PRODUCTION
Dates
18 Apr-6 May 2024
Location
Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Main Stage
Running time
2:40, incl. 1 interval
Tickets
From € 28

The loneliness of the throne
The story of the love between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, concludes the Tudor Trilogy, as it is known, by the Italian belcanto composer Gaetano Donizetti.
Photo: Marta Syrko
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General ticket sales for Roberto Devereux start on 24 August 2023 at 12.00 midday. Want to make sure you don’t miss this moment? Then sign up for the ticket alert, and we’ll send you a reminder as soon as ticket sales begin.
THE FINAL OPERA IN THE TUDOR TRILOGY
Performance information
Lyric tragedy in three acts
Sung in Italian
Libretto Salvadore Cammarano
Musical direction Enrique Mazzola
Stage direction Jetske Mijnssen
Set design Ben Baur
Costume design Klaus Bruns
Lighting design Cor van den Brink
Dramaturgy Luc Joosten
Elisabetta Barno Ismatullaeva
Duca di Nottingham TBA
Sara, duchessa di Nottingham Angela Brower
Roberto Devereux Ismael Jordi
Chorus of Dutch National Opera
Chorus master Edward Ananian-Cooper
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Coproduction with Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Valencia) and Teatro San Carlo (Naples)
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General ticket sales start on 24 August 2023 at 12.00 midday.
‘Donizetti has reflected every shade of the queen’s feeling in the music’

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra | Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Netherlands Chamber Orchestra have been the main orchestral partners of Dutch National Opera for over thirty years. They are regarded as among the best opera orchestras in the world. The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is the main regular stage for their concerts.

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