Released:
2000-04-22

Overview:
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.

Director:
Phyllida Lloyd

Runtime:
2h 18min

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Josephine Barstow
  as
  Queen Elizabeth I