The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux (2016): cast, story & where to watch
2016 · Film
Released in 2016, The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux is a music and history film, running about 210 minutes.
What it’s about. Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera's Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD. The broadcast of Donizetti's Roberto Devereux will be presented live on Saturday, April 16 in select cinemas nationwide. In this climactic opera of the trilogy, directed by Sir David McVicar, she plays Queen Elizabeth I, forced to sign the death warrant of the nobleman she loves, Roberto Devereux. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Devereux, and mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien complete the principal quartet in the bel canto masterpiece, directed by Sir David McVicar and conducted by Donizetti specialist Maurizio Benini.
Who’s in it. The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux stars Sondra Radvanovsky as Queen Elizabeth I, Matthew Polenzani as Roberto Devereux, Elina Garanca as Sarah and Mariusz Kwiecien as Duke of Nottingham, among others.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux page.
If you liked it. Fans of The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.
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- Where can I watch The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux (2016)?
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- Who stars in The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux?
- The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux stars Sondra Radvanovsky, Matthew Polenzani, Elina Garanca, Mariusz Kwiecien and Maurizio Benini.
- When was The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux released?
- The Metropolitan Opera: Roberto Devereux was released in 2016, with a runtime of about 210 minutes.