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Saturday, January 19, 12:55 PM
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Lecture with Elizabeth Seitz: 12 PM
Met Lunch: 11:30 AM*
Details
David McVicar directs the second opera in Donizetti’s trilogy of operas about Tudor history. Joyce DiDonato sings the title role of the defiant Mary, Queen of Scots. South African soprano Elza van den Heever makes her debut as Mary’s formidable rival, Queen Elizabeth I. Maurizio Benini conducts a cast that also includes Francesco Meli as the Earl of Leicester, Joshua Hopkins as Cecil, and Matthew Rose as Talbot. Approximate runtime: 3:15.