Anna Bolena Synopsis

Recounting English history, Donizetti's opera, Anna Bolena tells the story of Queen Anna, King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour.  The opera is just one of many operas composed by Donizetti, but its popularity is still rising.  Learn the story of Anna Bolena in this synopsis.  While you're at it, here's a YouTube clip of Anna Netrebko as Queen Anna singing "Piangete voi... Al dolce quidami", the opera's mad scene.