CinemaOSMovie · 1984 · 2h 26m

Gloriana

Gloriana, Op. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History It was written to mark the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Directed byDerek Bailey, Colin Graham

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Status: Released
Runtime: 2h 26m
Language: EN
Released: March 1, 1984

Studios

RM ArtsENO: English National Opera

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Gloriana Part 1: ACT 1 Sc i

Featuring

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10 credited

Starring

Sarah Walker

Queen Elizabeth I

Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex

Jean Rigby

Frances, Countess of Essex

Neil Howlett

Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy

Elizabeth Vaughan

Penelope, Lady Rich

Alan Opie

Sir Robert Cecil

Richard van Allen

Sir Walter Raleigh

Malcolm Donnelly

Henry Cuffe

Lynda Russell

Lady-in-Waiting

Norman Bailey

A Blind Ballad Singer

Creative team

Directed by: Derek Bailey
Colin Graham
Written by: William Plomer
Lytton Strachey
Produced by: Colin Graham

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