Angela Meade stars in one of bel canto's most dazzling roles
In Tudor England, Queen Elizabeth I rules (literally). Ignoring advice from the court, she declines to charge her lover with treason, but he's not making it easy for her. Behind her formidable public persona hides a fragile heart that aches to reconnect with a suitor whose loyalties are uncertain. If ever there was a diva role, this is it—careening from outbursts of rage to heartbroken laments—and soprano Angela Meade, one of today's brightest stars, delivered an unforgettable performance opposite the magnificent tenor Ramón Vargas as the scoundrel at the center of all the trouble.
Cast
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Angela Meade
- Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
- Ramón Vargas
- Sara, Duchess of Nottingham
- Ashley Dixon
- Sara, Duchess of Nottingham (March 8)
- Raehann Bryce-Davis
- Duke of Nottingham
- Quinn Kelsey
- Lord Cecil
- Anthony Ciaramitaro
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- Michael J. Hawk
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A scene from LA Opera’s 2020 production of “Roberto Devereux”
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Ramón Vargas in the title role of “Roberto Devereux”
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(Left to right) Actors Christopher Halsted (Henry VIII), Kira Hunziker (Princess Elizabeth) and Donna Gale (Anne Boleyn) in “Roberto Devereux”
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Ashley Dixon as Sara in “Roberto Devereux”
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Angela Meade (right) as Queen Elizabeth, with Ramón Vargas as Roberto Devereux
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Ramón Vargas in the title role of “Roberto Devereux”
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Angela Meade (right) as Queen Elizabeth, with Ashley Dixon as Sara
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Ashley Dixon as Sara in "Roberto Devereux"
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Ramón Vargas in the title role of “Roberto Devereux”
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Quinn Kelsey as the Duke of Nottingham in “Roberto Devereux”
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Ramón Vargas in the title role of “Roberto Devereux”
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Conductor Eun Sun Kim leads a rehearsal of LA Opera’s “Roberto Devereux”
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Angela Meade as Queen Elizabeth in “Roberto Devereux”
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Angela Meade as Queen Elizabeth in “Roberto Devereux”
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Angela Meade as Queen Elizabeth in “Roberto Devereux”
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- Conductor
- Eun Sun Kim
- Director
- Stephen Lawless
- Scenery
- Benoit Dugardyn
- Costumes
- Ingeborg Bernerth
- Lighting
- Christopher Akerlind
- Chorus
- Grant Gershon
- Choreographer
- Nicola Bowie

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Company premiere
Performed in Italian with English subtitles
Production from Canadian Opera Company
March 14th performance has been cancelled
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