Organization

Conductor

Martyn Brabbins

Singer

Soprano

Christine Rice

Elizabeth I

Tenor

Robert Murray

Earl of Essex

Mezzo-soprano

Paula Murrihy

Countess of Essex

Baritone

Duncan Rock

Lord Montjoy

Charles Rice

Cecil

Bass

David Soar

Raleigh

Alex Otterburn

Henry Cuffe

Alexandra Oomens

Lady-in-waiting

Claire Barnett-Jones

A Housewife

Willard White

Blind Ballad Singer

Stage director

Ruth Knight

Lighting designer

Ian Jackson-French

Eleanor Dennis

Lady Rich

Nkululeko Masuku

Spirit of the Masque

English National Opera

Others

ENO Chorus

Orchestra

ENO Orchestra

English

Gloriana

London

United Kingdom

London Coliseum

Gloriana Britten

Public

Approved

In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, we present a rarely performed gem from Benjamin Britten’s pool of works: Gloriana.

First composed for the Coronation of our current monarch, Gloriana is presented as a concert performance, featuring the ENO Chorus and Orchestra under the baton of ENO Music Director Martyn Brabbins, and featuring a bevy of ENO favourites, such as Charles Rice, Sophie Bevan, Alexandra Oomens and Alex Otterburn.

Set in the later years of Queen Elizabeth I’s (Christine Rice) reign, Gloriana focuses on the relationship between the monarch and the Earl of Essex, Robert Devereux (Robert Murray). At first friends and confidantes, the Earl and Queen later become at odds with a series of unfortunate circumstances, including an attempted coup.

Depicting a Queen at her strongest, yet perhaps at her most human, Gloriana serves a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble