Tragic opera in three acts
Music by Donizetti
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano
First broadcast in this country
Cast in order of singing:
Courtiers, guards. ladies-in-waiting
Turin Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Italian Radio
Chorus-Master, Ruggero Maghini
Conducted by Mario Rossi

The action takes place in London at the end of the sixteenth century

Act 1
Scene 1 A hall in the Palace of Whitehall
Scene 2 The Countess of Nottingham's apartment

Act 2
A gallery In the Palace of Whitehall

Act 3
Scene 1 A room in the Earl of Nottingham's house
Scene 2 The Tower of London
Scene 3 The Queen's cabinet

Recording made available by courtesy of Italian Radio

followed by an interlude