
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
Joshua Hopkins
Lord Cecil

Matthew Polenzani
Robert, Earl of Leicester
Featured Crew

Gaetano Donizetti
Original Music Composer

Maurizio Benini
Music Director
Giuseppe Bardari
Writer

Friedrich Schiller
Original Story

David McVicar
Director

Gary Halvorson
Director