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The Queen Trilogy of Gaetano Donizetti

La Bella Opera Company

Kangho Lee

Kangho Lee

CEO

La Bella Opera Company is the private opera company founded on May 1, 2007 with the motto ‘impressive performance’. La Bella Opera Company verified its brand dignity by receiving the prize three times from 2018 and 2020.

La Bella Opera Company will perform ‘Reberto Devereux’, the opera by Donizetti, in the Seoul Arts Center from May 26 to 28. La Bella Opera Company made the monumental achievement, presenting all of ‘The Three Queens’ by Donizetti, for the first time in Korea. Through the performance, La Bella Opera Company is honored by the K-NBA.

‘The Three Queens’ by Donizetti comprises ‘Anna Bolena’, ‘Maria Stuarda’, and ‘Roberto Devereux’. ‘The Three Queens’, based on the historic facts of the three Tudor queens of the UK is evaluated as a ‘hidden masterpiece’ among critics adding the musical capability of Donizetti to the story skillfully blending fiction (recreating events which do not exist by an author’s imagination in a fiction or a play). La Bella Opera Company will complete the 9 year long march by presenting ‘Roberto Devereux’ in Korea in 2023 following ‘Anna Bolena’ in 2015, and ‘Maria Stuarda’ in 2019.

‘Roberto Devereux’ illuminates the life of Queen Elizabeth I and her splendid life, as the symbol of absolute power in the UK. The lonely life of Queen Elizabeth I, the monarch of the US and a woman, is described by Roberto Devereux, her young sweetheart. ‘Roberto Devereux’ will be performed in the Opera Theater at Seoul Arts Center, from Friday, May 26 through Sunday, May 28, being selected for the 2023 Korea Opera Festival. Booking is available at the Seoul Arts Center and on the Interpark website.

Moreover, ‘The Three Queens’ trilogy by Donizetti plans to provide a limited time offer on the 10th of this month to celebrate the first performance in Korea. All seats will be sold 18,000 KRW from 1 o’clock in the afternoon to 11:59 a on the 10th for the opening performance to be presented at 7 o’clock in the afternoon on Friday, May 26. It’s an astonishing price, discounted by up to 91% in case of R seat (200,000 KRW).

The leader of La Bella Opera Company, Yi Hang-ho said, “La Bella Opera Company will be the starting point for everyone to easily access to opera performance and lower the barrier for the audience by finding various kinds of works and doing innovative and exceptional events.”

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