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Conductor

Peter Valentovic

Stage director

Anton Korenči

Chorus master

Assistant Choirmaster

Irina Demianyshyna

Assistant Director

Tomáš Hodermarský

Singer

Soprano

Michaela Várady

Anne Boleyn

Lucie Kaňková

Eva Bodorová

Bass

Michal Onufer

Henry VIII

Mezzo-soprano

Myroslava Havryliuk

Jane Seymour

Marek Gurbal

Lord Rochefort

Martin Kovács

Tenor

György Hanczár

Richard Percy

Contralto

Viera Kállayová

Mark Smeaton

Anton Baculík

Hervey

Maksym Kutsenko

Deniz Leone

Barbara Braunová

Costume designer

Mitzy Von Hoffmann

Štátne divadlo Košice

Orchestra

Opera Orchestra of the Košice State Theater

Others

Choir ŠD Košice

Anna Bolena -  (Anne Boleyn)

Košice

Slovakia

Národné Divadlo Košice (ex Štátne divadlo)

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Anna Bolena Donizetti

Anna Bolena - G. Donizetti

The world premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Anna Bolena, which took place in 1830 at Milan's Teatro Carcano, was a landmark in the composer's work and opened the way for him to international fame. The story of the opera is inspired by historical circumstances from England in 1536. After King Henry VIII. divorced his first wife so he could marry Anne Boleyn, after three years he decides to get rid of her too. The king's favor turned to the queen's lady-in-waiting - her rival Jane Seymour, and therefore he cunningly and slyly accuses his wife of infidelity, which she should have committed with her childhood friend Lord Percy. Both are sentenced to death, before the execution Anna forgives...

Gaetano Donizetti and librettist Felice Romani wanted to bring to the scene more than historical facts: a love story, love, betrayal and the hardships of the main character. The renaissance of bel canto, which began in the second half of the 20th century, allowed the audience to get to know the tragic character of Anna Bolena, which has since been sung by many great sopranos - let's mention at least Beverly Sills, Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé and Edita Gruberová.

After the successful presentation of the Roberto Devereux opera, whose main character is Queen Elizabeth I, the NDKE Opera continues Gaetano Donizetti's Tudor trilogy with the story of her mother Anne Boleyn in the opera Anna Boleyn, which we will present in a semi-staged form.

English

Svetová premiéra opery Gaetana Donizettiho Anna Bolena, ktorá sa uskutočnila v roku 1830 v milánskom divadle Teatro Carcano, bola medzníkom v skladateľovej tvorbe a otvorila mu cestu k medzinárodnej sláve. Príbeh opery je inšpirovaný historickými okolnosťami z Anglicka v roku 1536. Po tom, ako sa kráľ Henrich VIII. rozviedol so svojou prvou manželkou, aby si mohol vziať Annu Boleynovú, sa po troch rokoch rozhodne zbaviť aj jej. Kráľova priazeň sa obrátila ku kráľovninej dvornej dáme - jej rivalke Jane Seymour a preto ľstivo a zákerne obviní svoju manželku z nevery, ktorej sa mala dopustiť s priateľom z mladosti lordom Percym. Obaja su osúdení na smrť, pred popravou Anna odpúšťa...

Gaetano Donizetti a libretista Felice Romani chceli priniesť na scénu viac ako historické fakty: milostný príbeh, lásku, zradu a útrapy hlavnej hrdinky. Renesancia belcanta, ktorá začala v 2. polovici 20. storočia, umožnila publiku spoznať tragickú postavu Anny Boleny, ktorú odvtedy spievali mnohé veľké sopranistky - spomeňme aspoň Beverly Sills, Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé a Editu Gruberovú.

Po úspešnom uvedení opery Roberto Devereux, ktorej hlavnou predstaviteľkou je kráľovná Alžbeta I., pokračuje Opera NDKE v tudorovskej trilógii Gaetana Donizettiho príbehom jej matky Anny Boleynovej v opere Anna Bolena, ktorú uvedieme v poloscénickej podobe.

slovenčina

Anne Boleyn by Donizetti, From (2023/2023), Directed by Anton Korenči,, Conductor Peter Valentovic, Národné Divadlo Košice (ex Štátne divadlo), Košice, Slovakia

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