Gloriana
More info on Gloriana
Composer: | Benjamin Britten |
Librettist: | William Plomer |
Premiere: | 8 June 1953 |
Language: | English |
Synopsis: | Gloriana Synopsis |
Libretto: | Not entered yet. |
Translation(s): | Not entered yet. |
About the opera Gloriana
Gloriana is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Elizabeth and Essex by Lytton Strachey. The first performance was presented at the Royal Opera House, London in 1953 during the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Gloriana was the name given by the 16th century poet Edmund Spenser to his character representing Queen Elizabeth I in his poem The Faerie Queene. It became the popular name given to Elizabeth I. It is recorded that the troops at Tilbury hailed her with cries of "Gloriana, Gloriana, Gloriana", after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Read more on WikipediaGloriana was the name given by the 16th century poet Edmund Spenser to his character representing Queen Elizabeth I in his poem The Faerie Queene. It became the popular name given to Elizabeth I. It is recorded that the troops at Tilbury hailed her with cries of "Gloriana, Gloriana, Gloriana", after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Roles in Gloriana
| Queen Elizabeth | Soprano |
| Robert Devereux | Tenor |
| Frances | Mezzo-Soprano |
| Charles Blount | Baritone |
| Penelope | Soprano |
| Sir Robert Cecil | Baritone |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | Bass |
| Henry Cuffe | Baritone |
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External links for Gloriana
| Sheetmusic for opera |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
Popular videos from Gloriana
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1Caution is better, Sweet Highness (Cecil's Song of Government) Popularity: Opera: GlorianaComposer: BrittenAct: Type: ariaVoice: baritoneLanguage: EnglishRoles:
2As your Highness commands Popularity: Opera: GlorianaComposer: BrittenAct: Type: ariaVoice: bassLanguage: EnglishRoles:
3Second Lute Song 'Happy Were He' Popularity: Opera: GlorianaComposer: BrittenAct: Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: EnglishRoles:
4Soliloquy and Prayer: On rivalries 'tis safe for kings Popularity: Opera: GlorianaComposer: BrittenAct: Type: ariaVoice: sopranoLanguage: EnglishRoles: