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Donizetti's Mary, Queen of Scots
San Diego Opera, February 2008
Photographs by Ken Howard, courtesy of San Diego Opera, USA.
The photographs are the copyright of Ken Howard and the San Diego Opera.
Cast and production
Maria - Angela Gilbert (replaced by Ermonela Jaho for the opening performance due to illness)
Elizabeth - Kate Aldrich
Leicester - Yeghishe Manucharyan
Cecil - Andrew Greenan
Talbot - Reinhard Hagen
Conductor - Edoardo Müller
Director - Andrew Sinclair
Designer - Ming Cho Lee
Costumes - Ingeborg Bernerth
Lighting - Ron Vodicka
Although given an English title, the opera was sung in Italian. The sets were apparently those used for the New York City Opera production with Sills in the title role of nearly 40 years ago. Unfortunately, the Maria, Angela Gilbert, was indisposed for the opening night and was replaced by Ermonela Jaho. Overall. the opera was well received with Kate Aldrich as Elizabeth deemed
a particular success although the other singers came in for a more mixed reception.
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Angela Gilbert in the title role
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Kate Aldrich as Elizabeth
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Reinhard Hagen as Talbot and Yeghishe Manucharyan as Leicester
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Talbot, Leicester and Elizabeth
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The Act 2 confrontation between Elizabeth and Maria
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Leicester, Elizabeth and Cecil
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Elizabeth signing the death warrant with Cecil (Andrew Greenan)
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The final prayer
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