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.
Joyce DiDonato
as Mary Stuart
Elza van den Heever
as Queen Elizabeth I
Matthew Rose
as Lort Talbot
Joshua Hopkins
as Lord Cecil
Matthew Polenzani
as Robert, Earl of Leicester
Maria Zifchak
as Hanna Kennedy
Maurizio Benini
as conductor
