The Metropolitan Opera: Maria Stuarda
Joyce DiDonato gives a sensational performance as Mary, Queen of Scots, in Donizetti’s bel canto drama, opposite Elza van den Heever as Queen Elizabeth. This Live in HD presentation of David McVicar’s acclaimed 2012 production also stars Matthew Polenzani as Leicester, the man caught between the rival queens. Maurizio Benini conducts.
Top Billed Cast
Joyce DiDonato
Mary Stuart
Elza van den Heever
Queen Elizabeth I
Matthew Rose
Lort Talbot
Matthew Polenzani
Robert, Earl of Leicester
Maria Zifchak
Hanna Kennedy
Maurizio Benini
conductor
