Anne Boleyn by Donizetti, Od (2023/2023), Režírované Anton Korenči,, Dirigent Peter Valentovic, Národné Divadlo Košice (ex Štátne divadlo), Košice, Slovakia

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.