The Metropolitan Opera: Maria Stuarda backdrop

The Metropolitan Opera: Maria Stuarda 2013 Directed by David McVicar , Gary Halvorson

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language Italian
Gnere Music
Production Company Erato
Release Date 19 January 2013
200 mins
Cast
Joyce DiDonato Mary Stuart
Elza van den Heever Queen Elizabeth I
Matthew Rose Lort Talbot
Joshua Hopkins Lord Cecil
Matthew Polenzani Robert, Earl of Leicester
Maria Zifchak Hanna Kennedy
Maurizio Benini conductor