Gloriana

Synopsis

Phyllida Lloyd's acclaimed adaptation for film of the opera that Benjamin Britten wrote for the celebrations of the Queen's coronation in 1953, based on the Opera North revival of a work now recognised to be one of the composer's great achievements. Paul Daniel conducts the English Northern Sinfonia, with a cast inspired by electrifying performances from Josephine Barstow and Tom Randall as Elizabeth I and Essex.

CAST

Phyllida Lloyd

Director

Josephine Barstow

Queen Elizabeth I

Phyllida Lloyd

Director

Josephine Barstow

Queen Elizabeth I