Anna Bolena - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Anna Bolena
conductor
Giacomo Sagripanti
Staging
Eric Génovèse
Stage design
Jacques fork
Claire Sternberg
Costumes
Luisa Spinatelli
light
Bertrand Couderc
Movement direction
Johannes Haider
Directorial assistance
Valérie Negre
Enrico VIII.
Erwin Scrott
Anna Bolena
Diana Damrau
Giovanna Seymour
Ekaterina Semenchuk
Lord Riccardo Percy
Pene Pati
Smeton
Virginie Verrez
1st act
Anna Bolena is neglected by her husband, King Henry VIII of England. She sadly remembers her first, true love - Lord Riccardo Percy. Without the knowledge of the public, Anna had once happily married him. Nevertheless, she left Lord Percy when Henry VIII proposed marriage to her. The ambition to be able to wear a crown herself had blinded Anna Bolena to her original love. Now she is queen, nonetheless, unhappy. Henry VIII has now fallen in love with Giovanna Seymour, Anna's lady-in-waiting. Although she reciprocates the king's feelings, she refuses to hear him: only if the king marries her would Giovanna Seymour be willing to give herself to him. Thereupon Henry VIII decides the death of Anna Bolenas. He has Lord Percy, whom he knows was Anna's former lover (Henry VIII, however, is not informed about the secret marriage of the two) from exile and arranges an apparently coincidental meeting between Lord Percy and Anna Bolena . The king expects their love to flare up again and hopes to convict Anna of adultery in this way.
But Smeton, Anna's page, is also in love with the queen. A long time ago he therefore stole a medallion with Anna's portrait from her possession. Fearing that this locket could be discovered on him and that his love would be revealed with it, Smeton decides to bring the stolen item back to the queen's chambers. At the moment when he is about to do this, Anna and her brother Lord Rochefort enter the premises, so that Smeton has to hide in order not to be seen. Lord Rochefort persuades Anna to meet Lord Percy, who, admitted by her, assures Anna of his unbroken love. She also confesses her love for him, but rejects him out of loyalty to Heinrich. When Lord Percy then draws a sword to stab himself, Smeton rushes from his hiding place on Lord Percy, because he mistakenly thinks that he wants to kill Anna. Then Henry VIII enters the room. The two men apparently fighting, as well as Anna's locket found at Smeton, seem to confirm the Queen's infidelity. Heinrich now has an excuse to arrest Anna Bolena, Smeton, Lord Percy and Lord Rochefort.
2nd act
The captured Anna Bolena mourns together with her ladies-in-waiting. But even this last consolation, to look forward to the trial with her confidants, is not granted to her: Sir Hervey, an officer of the king brings the order that the ladies-in-waiting have to leave Anna in order to be questioned as well. As soon as Anna is alone, Giovanna Seymour appears and confesses to the Queen that she is Heinrich's lover. Anna forgives her and describes the king as the real culprit.
Since Henry VIII secretly lets Smeton know that Anna could only be saved from the scaffold if Smeton claims to have had a relationship with the Queen in court, the page swears precisely this perjury - and thereby provides the judges with the necessary excuse for that Death sentence. When Heinrich also learns that Lord Percy and Anna were already married, the queen seems to have finally been convicted of multiple adultery. And although Giovanna Seymour pleads with the king for Anna Bolena's life, four death sentences are pronounced: Anna Bolena, Lord Percy, Smeton and Lord Rochefort. They are all being incarcerated in the Tower of London. Shortly before the executions, Sir Hervey brings Lord Percy and Lord Rochefort the news that Henry VIII intends to pardon the two gentlemen. But they want to die together with Anna Bolena and therefore reject the king's mercy ...
Anna, who is reunited with her ladies-in-waiting, falls into mental confusion. When she hears the celebratory sounds from afar to celebrate the wedding of Henry VIII and Giovanna Seymour, Anna finds her way back to reality, forgives the couple and passes out. At that moment the bailiffs appear to lead the condemned to the place of execution.
Subject to changes.
Giacomo Sagripanti
Staging
Eric Génovèse
Stage design
Jacques fork
Claire Sternberg
Costumes
Luisa Spinatelli
light
Bertrand Couderc
Movement direction
Johannes Haider
Directorial assistance
Valérie Negre
Enrico VIII.
Erwin Scrott
Anna Bolena
Diana Damrau
Giovanna Seymour
Ekaterina Semenchuk
Lord Riccardo Percy
Pene Pati
Smeton
Virginie Verrez
1st act
Anna Bolena is neglected by her husband, King Henry VIII of England. She sadly remembers her first, true love - Lord Riccardo Percy. Without the knowledge of the public, Anna had once happily married him. Nevertheless, she left Lord Percy when Henry VIII proposed marriage to her. The ambition to be able to wear a crown herself had blinded Anna Bolena to her original love. Now she is queen, nonetheless, unhappy. Henry VIII has now fallen in love with Giovanna Seymour, Anna's lady-in-waiting. Although she reciprocates the king's feelings, she refuses to hear him: only if the king marries her would Giovanna Seymour be willing to give herself to him. Thereupon Henry VIII decides the death of Anna Bolenas. He has Lord Percy, whom he knows was Anna's former lover (Henry VIII, however, is not informed about the secret marriage of the two) from exile and arranges an apparently coincidental meeting between Lord Percy and Anna Bolena . The king expects their love to flare up again and hopes to convict Anna of adultery in this way.
But Smeton, Anna's page, is also in love with the queen. A long time ago he therefore stole a medallion with Anna's portrait from her possession. Fearing that this locket could be discovered on him and that his love would be revealed with it, Smeton decides to bring the stolen item back to the queen's chambers. At the moment when he is about to do this, Anna and her brother Lord Rochefort enter the premises, so that Smeton has to hide in order not to be seen. Lord Rochefort persuades Anna to meet Lord Percy, who, admitted by her, assures Anna of his unbroken love. She also confesses her love for him, but rejects him out of loyalty to Heinrich. When Lord Percy then draws a sword to stab himself, Smeton rushes from his hiding place on Lord Percy, because he mistakenly thinks that he wants to kill Anna. Then Henry VIII enters the room. The two men apparently fighting, as well as Anna's locket found at Smeton, seem to confirm the Queen's infidelity. Heinrich now has an excuse to arrest Anna Bolena, Smeton, Lord Percy and Lord Rochefort.
2nd act
The captured Anna Bolena mourns together with her ladies-in-waiting. But even this last consolation, to look forward to the trial with her confidants, is not granted to her: Sir Hervey, an officer of the king brings the order that the ladies-in-waiting have to leave Anna in order to be questioned as well. As soon as Anna is alone, Giovanna Seymour appears and confesses to the Queen that she is Heinrich's lover. Anna forgives her and describes the king as the real culprit.
Since Henry VIII secretly lets Smeton know that Anna could only be saved from the scaffold if Smeton claims to have had a relationship with the Queen in court, the page swears precisely this perjury - and thereby provides the judges with the necessary excuse for that Death sentence. When Heinrich also learns that Lord Percy and Anna were already married, the queen seems to have finally been convicted of multiple adultery. And although Giovanna Seymour pleads with the king for Anna Bolena's life, four death sentences are pronounced: Anna Bolena, Lord Percy, Smeton and Lord Rochefort. They are all being incarcerated in the Tower of London. Shortly before the executions, Sir Hervey brings Lord Percy and Lord Rochefort the news that Henry VIII intends to pardon the two gentlemen. But they want to die together with Anna Bolena and therefore reject the king's mercy ...
Anna, who is reunited with her ladies-in-waiting, falls into mental confusion. When she hears the celebratory sounds from afar to celebrate the wedding of Henry VIII and Giovanna Seymour, Anna finds her way back to reality, forgives the couple and passes out. At that moment the bailiffs appear to lead the condemned to the place of execution.
Subject to changes.
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