Donizetti, G.: Roberto Devereux [Opera] (Bergamo Musica Festival, 2006)

Featuring

Marcello Rota
Dimitra Theodossiou
Massimiliano Pisapia
Andrew Schroeder
Federica Bragaglia
Luigi Albani

Giorgio Valerio
Tommaso Norelli
Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra
Bergamo Musica Festival Chorus
Gaetano Donizetti

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Recording & Production

This recording of Roberto Devereux is a live performance from the inaugural production of the Bergamo Music Festival in 2006.

Composition History

The libretto for Roberto Devereux was written by Salvatore Cammarano, the resident poet and stage director for the Neapolitan opera houses, who was Donizetti's sole collaborator in Naples.

Performer Biography

Dimitra Theodossiou, the Greek soprano singing Elizabeth, Queen of England, is noted as a leading Donizetti specialist.

Composition History

Roberto Devereux was the third and final opera by Donizetti to feature Queen Elizabeth I as a character.

Composer Biography

Gaetano Donizetti, the composer, was incredibly prolific, composing 65 operas between 1816 and 1843, compared to Rossini's 39 and Bellini's 10.

Composer Biography

Donizetti received his early musical education at a free music school in Bergamo founded by Simon Mayr, a Bavarian composer and maestro di cappella.

Composition History

Donizetti composed Roberto Devereux, first produced in October 1837, during a period of deep personal sorrow following the death of his wife, Virginia.