MET 2019/2020 - G. Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Opera Broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera, revival, 166 min, 2020
in Italian, with English and Hungarian subtitles
Conductor: Maurizio Benini, Set Designer: John Macfarlane, Costume Designer: John Macfarlane, Lighting Designer: Jennifer Tipton, Choreographer: Leah Hausman
Cast: Diana Damrau (Maria Stuarda), Jamie Barton (Elisabetta), Stephen Costello (Leicester), Andrzej Filończyk (Cecil), Michele Pertusi (Talbot)
Donizetti’s drama, focused on the political and personal rivalry between two queens, returns to the Met with Diana Damrau as the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots, and Jamie Bartonas her rival, Queen Elizabeth I. Stephen Costellosings the role of Mary’s lover, Leicester; Andrzej Filończykis the chancellor Cecil; and Michele Pertusi sings the Earl Talbot. Maurizio Benini conducts Sir David McVicar’s sweeping production.
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