Log in
The Metropolitan Opera: Anna Bolena

The Metropolitan Opera: Anna Bolena

2011 · 190 min · Music

David McVicar's atmospheric and brooding production captures the drama of this riveting piece of British history, retold as only Donizetti could. International superstar Anna Netrebko is Queen Anne Boleyn, trapped in an unhappy marriage to King Henry VIII (Ildar Abdrazakov) whose roving eye has settled on another woman—Jane Seymour (Ekaterina Gubanova), Anna's friend, but now her unwitting rival. Add in Anna's early love, Percy (Stephen Costello), just returned to the court from exile, and the result is a haunting, explosive account of Queen Anna's tragic final days, before she goes to her execution in one of the most moving and dazzling final scenes in all of opera.

Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Felice Romani

Your Rating

Cast

More from Gary HalvorsonSee all →

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeWalt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade · 1996
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
★ 10.01996
MovieTV Movie
A festive parade at Magic Kingdom, highlighting Disney characters, seasonal performances, and musical guests, heavily celebrating the resort's 25th-anniversary "birthday cake" castle transformation.
The Tracy Morgan ShowThe Tracy Morgan Show · 2003
The Tracy Morgan Show
★ 10.02003
SeriesComedy
A family man who lives in a small Brooklyn apartment with his wife and two kids deals with the daily headaches of working at an auto garage while dreaming of expanding the business.
The Metropolitan Opera: ArabellaThe Metropolitan Opera: Arabella · 2025
The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella
★ 9.02025
Movie
Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that “is as beautiful as one could hope” (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant soprano Louise Alder is her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the dashing count who sweeps Arabella off her feet.
Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginTchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin · 2013
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
★ 9.02013
MovieMusicDrama
The imperious Onegin rejects naive Tatiana's proposal of love and also incites a duel with his best friend turned rival Lenski (Piotr Beczala). This sets the scene for a dramatic story of love, loyalty and betrayal. Acclaimed theatre director Deborah Warner presents this lavish new interpretation of the timeless tale. Set in the 19th century and moving episodically from farmhouse to ballroom, the production culminates in an unforgettable finale set during a snowstorm.
Free to Be... a FamilyFree to Be... a Family · 1988
Free to Be... a Family
★ 8.81988
MovieComedyDocumentary
Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who befriend each other over a satellite connection and find common ground. The Muppets and several celebrities make a cameo.
FriendsFriends · 1994
Friends
★ 8.41994
SeriesComedy
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
Prince IgorPrince Igor · 2014
Prince Igor
★ 8.02014
MovieMusic
Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, March 1, 2014. Absent from the Met stage since 1917, Borodin’s masterwork about an introspective prince’s military campaign against the invading Polovtsians returned in 2014 with a first-rate cast and an astonishing production by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Well worth the wait, the sets feature visually striking projections interlaced with lush flowering fields, and the first act delivers one of opera’s most exciting dance medleys, a portion of which went mainstream in the 1950s when Tony Bennett recorded “Stranger in Paradise.”
Disney Parks Frozen Christmas CelebrationDisney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration · 2014
Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration
★ 8.02014
MovieFamily
Disney puts a “Frozen” twist on its 31st annual Christmas Day television special. More than a parade, the joyous occasion includes festive musical performances, and the reunion of three groups of families and friends who have been apart or separated for the holidays.
True Jackson, VPTrue Jackson, VP · 2008
True Jackson, VP
★ 7.92008
SeriesComedy
A 15-year-old fashionista lands the opportunity of a lifetime when the CEO of Mad Style hires her as the vice president of its youth apparel division.
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSabrina, the Teenage Witch · 1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
★ 7.81996
SeriesComedyFamily
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.
Kids IncorporatedKids Incorporated · 1983
Kids Incorporated
★ 7.71983
SeriesDrama
Kids Incorporated, also known as Kids Inc., was an American children's television program. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline. The pilot episode was shot in September 1, 1983. The show aired in September 1, 1984 and ended in February 9, 1994. Reruns aired on Disney Channel until May 30, 1996.
Adventures in WonderlandAdventures in Wonderland · 1992
Adventures in Wonderland
★ 7.61992
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyFamily
Adventures in Wonderland is a live-action musical television series based on Walt Disney's animated classic Alice in Wonderland. In the series, Alice, was portrayed as a girl who can go to and from Wonderland simply by walking through her mirror.
Two and a Half MenTwo and a Half Men · 2003
Two and a Half Men
★ 7.52003
SeriesComedy
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Muppets TonightMuppets Tonight · 1996
Muppets Tonight
★ 7.41996
SeriesComedyFamily
Muppets Tonight is a live-action/puppet television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. Much like the "MuppeTelevision" segment of The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight was a continuation of The Muppet Show, set in a television studio, rather than a theater. It ran on ABC from 1996 to 1998 and reruns ran on Disney Channel from 1997 to 2002. As of 2013, it is the last television series to star The Muppets characters.
MomMom · 2013
Mom
★ 7.32013
SeriesComedyDrama
Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom Christy struggles to raise two children in a world full of temptations and pitfalls. Testing her sobriety is her formerly estranged mother, now back in Christy's life and eager to share passive-aggressive insights into her daughter's many mistakes.
The Wayans Bros.The Wayans Bros. · 1995
The Wayans Bros.
★ 7.21995
SeriesComedy
Brothers Shawn and Marlon are on the lookout for money and success, though the two are complete opposites. Shawn is responsible and conservative while Marlon is free-spirited and liberal. They are not immune to sibling rivalry, but frequently enjoy being each other's partner in crime.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter