Movie Description
Gloriana
(1984)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Derek Bailey,Colin Graham
- Producer : Colin Graham
- Writer : William Plomer,Lytton Strachey
- Cast : Sarah Walker,Anthony Rolfe Johnson,Jean Rigby,Neil Howlett,Elizabeth Vaughan,Alan Opie,Richard van Allen,Malcolm Donnelly,Lynda Russell,Norman Bailey,Dennis Wicks,Shelagh Squires,Alan Woodrow,Robert Huguenin,Leigh Maurice,Adrian Martin,Ian Stewart,Amanda Maxwell,Chorus of English National Opera
Cast
Queen Elizabeth I
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Frances, Countess of Essex
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy
Penelope, Lady Rich
Sir Robert Cecil
Sir Walter Raleigh
Henry Cuffe
Lady-in-Waiting
A Blind Ballad Singer
The Recorder of Norwich
A Housewife
Master of Ceremonies
A Morris Dancer
The City Crier
The Spirit of the Masque
Time
Concord
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Facts
Original TitleGloriana
Status Released
Release Information
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1984-03-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 26m
Production CompaniesRM Arts,Channel 4 Television,ENO: English National Opera
Genres
- Music
