live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Donizetti's tragic opera based on the crisis in one of Henry VIII 's marriages.
With Joan Sutherland as Anne Boleyn , the queen whom Henry condemns to death
John Pascoe 's new production is sung in Italian. (bass) (mezzo-soprano) (tenor) (bass) (tenor)
ROYAL OPERA CHORUS
Chorus director ROBIN STAPLETON ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA
HOUSE. COVENT GARDEN led by HUGH MAGUIRE conducted by RICHARD BONYNGE Act 1, scenes land 2
7.50* Royal Whore or Romantic Heroine?
Dr David Starkey , of the Department of International
History of the London School of Economics, looks at contemporary opinion, as well as at later interpretations in opera, film and television, of Anne Boleyn 's rise and fall. With contributions from PROFESSOR ERIC IVES and JEFFREY RICHARDS Producer JUDITH BUMPUS
8.05* Act 1, scene 3
8.35* The Case against Anne: Dr David Starkey examines the arrest, process and condemnation of Anne Boleyn. With Rosalind Shanks as the Queen
Producer JUDITH BUMPUS
8.50* Act 2
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