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.

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

Joshua Hopkins

Lord Cecil